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Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes)

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Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> wrote:
> On 31/05/26 10:29, HenHanna wrote:
> 
> > Girt is a real English word. It’s an old or uncommon form of gird
> > meaning “to bind, encircle, or fasten,” and it also appears as a
> > noun in a few technical senses.
> 
> Girt is simply the past participle of the verb gird. As verbs weaken it
> is probably being gradually replaced by "girded", but "girt" continues
> to survive as the passive participle.
> 
> The patriotic song "Wollongong the Brave" contains the lines
> 
> Land that is girt
> By sea (on one side)
> We have soil full of dirt
> 
> -- 
> Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org
> Newcastle, NSW


thanks!    



AI says all these are cognates:


Girth: The measurement around an object.

Garden / Yard: Fenced-in or enclosed plots of land.

Gürtel: The standard modern German word for a belt.

Gartel: The traditional woven prayer belt worn by Hasidic Jewish men.

Asgard / Midgard: The enclosed realms of the gods and humans in Norse
mythology.



-grad / -gorod: The suffixes used for Slavic cities (like Volgograd or
Novgorod), which originally meant a fortified or walled enclosure.


       ------ Novgorod  means [New City],  so it's just like Newton.




The Basque First Name:       Interestingly, Garden is also a legitimate,
recognized female first name of Basque origin (a region between Spain
and France). 

In the Basque language, it translates to "transparent" or "clear,"
though it is often cross-translated internationally to mean "a
cultivated land of flowers".

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(atbash) --   (Wizard  -->   draziW)   (Girt   -->   triG)   -- (Like   Palindromes) "HenHanna" <HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh> - 2026-05-31 00:29 +0000
  Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes) Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-05-31 11:56 +1000
    Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes) "HenHanna" <HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh> - 2026-05-31 05:14 +0000
      Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes) James Dow Allen <user4353@newsgrouper.org.invalid> - 2026-05-31 18:05 +0000
    Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes) Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2026-05-31 13:49 +0000
      Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes) Christian Weisgerber <naddy@mips.inka.de> - 2026-05-31 14:57 +0000
        Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes) Snidely <snidely.too@gmail.com> - 2026-05-31 11:53 -0700
      Re: (atbash) -- (Wizard --> draziW) (Girt --> triG) -- (Like Palindromes) Peter Moylan <peter@pmoylan.org> - 2026-06-01 10:07 +1000
  Re: (atbash) --   (Wizard  -->   draziW)   (Girt   -->   triG)   -- (Like   Palindromes) "HenHanna" <HenHanna@Posting.from.CsiPh> - 2026-05-31 19:24 +0000

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