Girdle
“mekhalā”
object · 2 works · 2 mentions · 4 anchored passages
O girdle · a girdle · girdle
in the texts
Atharvaveda (Paippalāda)
Sacred cord/girdle bound on the ascetic student (brahmacārin), addressed directly as a semi-personified ritual weapon and source of wisdom.
O girdle, place in us understanding, wisdom;
Partaking first of the vow, O girdle, become a slayer of heroes.
You whom the seers of former times, the creators of beings, encircled — do you encircle me, O girdle, for long life.
Magna Carta: A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
A gift King John had promised to the countess of Albemarle, the reminder of which the Bishop of Winchester paid to avoid.
—“The Bishop of Winchester paid a tun of good wine for not reminding the King (John) to give a girdle to the countess of Albemarle;