gird up

Translations

gird up

vt sep (old) robe → gürten; to gird (up) one’s loins (esp Bibl) → seine Lenden gürten (Bibl); to gird oneself up (fig) → sich wappnen; he girded himself up for action → er machte sich bereit (zum Handeln)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

References in classic literature ?

I have a huge pile of letters to answer, so I must gird up the loins of my mind and hoe in.

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I would suggest to the bishops and the General Synod, "Gird up your loins" and scrub that subject from your upcoming agenda.