undergirding
, under + girding.
Searchable Lemmata: undergirding (ME), under girding (MdE).
Alternate Forms: vndergurdynge, vndergyrdyng, vndre gurding.
Definitions and Defining Citations:
1(n.)
Accessory;
literally, somethign which is girded below (below clothing, or on the lower parts of the body). Equivalent of under-girdle.(circa 1425)
1. Succinctor: vndergurder [Add 33534: onder gyrder; Hrl 2270: vndyr gyrdere; Pep: a Wndyr gurder; Cnt: a vnder gyrder; Hrl 2257: vndre gurdre] ... Succingo: vndergurde [Hrl 2270: vndyr gyrde; Hrl 1738: under gyrdyn; Add 33534: ondergyrd] ... Succinctorium: vndergurdynge [StJ-C: an vndergyrdyng; Hrl 2257: vndre gurding]
Lexicon.
[MED *Medulla ((Stnh A.1.10) 63b/a) ante 1425]
Sex: Male Use: n/a Status: n/a Rank: n/a Ceremonial: No
Body Parts:
Etymological Evidence:
Definite, Cf. under-girdle, (+ ME girding).
WF: Compound
Etym Cog:
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