DictionaryRoot: gjǫrð
Old Norse
gjǫrð
girdle, belt, hoop
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noun / verb
girth
GURTH/ɡɜːrθ/
The measurement around the middle of a body.
Etymology
From a word for a belt or hoop, girth first named the belt around a horse’s body. The meaning expanded from the encircling band to the distance measured around an object.