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gerdyngge (1155)
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The form girdinez is a cross reference to the following entry:

gerdyngge (1155)

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gordyng;  gurdinge;  gyrdingge, 
(pl. girdinez)  
  FEW: ∅ Gdf: ∅ GdfC: ∅ TL: ∅ DEAF: ∅ DMF: ∅ TLF: ∅ OED:  girding n.1  MED:  girding(e ger.1  DMLBS:  girdingum 1077b
ls(loanword: M.E. )
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s.

ship.buntline, girthing, girding, rope fitting that served to gather up and bring under control the body and/or the leeches of the sail when furling it: 
( 1155; MS: s.xiii4/4 )  Tels i ad traient les gurdinges, E al quant abaissent le tref  Brut WACE 11222
( 1312-13 )  En .ij. gyrdingges .xiij. s. .iiij. d. En .ij. lyftes .xiij. s. En .ij. gerderopes .vj. s .viiij. d.  Sandahl Sea iii 30
( 1347-60 )  Et a P. L. Mestre de la J. deux schetes, deux bowelines [...] deux yseropes, deux gerdyngges, un hauncer pur le bat  TNA E 101/25/32
( 1373 )  .ij. coupl’ bakstiez, .ij. girdinez, .iij. cranelynz  Sandahl Sea iii 153

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