vt sep (old) robe → gürten; to gird (up) one’s loins (esp Bibl) → seine Lendengürten (Bibl); to gird oneself up(fig) → sich wappnen; he girded himself up for action → er machte sich bereit (zum Handeln)
Jonathan Tiu and Ryan Quimpo gird up for their respective title defenses as the 2018 National Drag Racing Championships get going with its Northern Series on Saturday and Sunday at Clark International Speedway in Pampanga.