![]() Like this illustrated guide? Then you’re going to love our book The Illustrated Art of Manliness! Pick up a copy on Amazon. quiver with indignation/anger etc I lay there. Her mouth quivered slightly as she turned away. Go forth, be ye men, and gird up your loins! From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English quiver1 /kwv -r/ verb intransitive to shake slightly because you are cold, or because you feel very afraid, angry, excited etc SYN tremble The child was quivering in her arms. Finally, tie your two handfuls of material together, and you’re all set for both battle and some hard labor. Gather half of the material in each hand, bringing it back around to the front.Ħ. Once the excess fabric is gathered in front, pull it underneath and between your legs to your rear. Gather all the extra material in front of you, so that the back of the tunic is snug against your backside.Ĥ. nor are they a load for my loins or arrows for my quiver and so, before the. First, hoist the tunic up so that all the fabric is above your knees. God knows my meaning and thats enough I say no more, though I could. The tunic wouldn’t allow you to do heavy labor or fight in battle, necessitating the “girding” of one’s loins.Ģ. Gird up your loins and fresh courage take, my brethren.ġ. In case tunics ever come back in style, you’ll now know how to gird up your loins and get ready for action. So we did some sleuthing and found these instructions on the Historyzine Podcast and turned it into an illustrated guide for your enjoyment and edification. ![]() While I’ve had a vague notion of what it meant to gird up your loins, I’ve always been curious how exactly you do it. It was the ancient way of saying “man up!” Thus to tell someone to “gird up their loins” was to tell them to get ready for hard work or battle. The effect basically created a pair of shorts that provided more freedom of movement. So when ancient Hebrew men had to battle the Philistines, the men would lift the hem of their tunic up and tuck it into their girdle or tie it in a knot to keep it off the ground. While tunics were comfortable and breezy, the hem of the tunic would often get in the way when a man was fighting or performing hard labor. Around the tunic, they’d wear a belt or girdle. Loins….heh.īack in the days of the ancient Near East, both men and women wore flowing tunics. If you’ve read the Bible, then you’ve probably come across the phrase “gird up your loins.” I’ve always thought it was a funny turn of phrase.
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