begird (third-person singular simple present begirds, present participle begirding, simple past and past participle begirded or begirt)
(transitive, archaic) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
(transitive, archaic) To encircle, surround, as with a gird; enclose; encompass.
Rare in forms other than the past participle/simple past begirt.
• Bridge, bridge
Source: Wiktionary
Be*gird", v. t. [imp. Begirt, Begirded; p. p. Begirt; p. pr. & vb. n. Begirding.] Etym: [AS. begyrdan (akin to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.]
1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
2. To surround as with a band; to encompass.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 March 2025
(noun) fixation (as by a plaster cast) of a body part in order to promote proper healing; “immobilization of the injured knee was necessary”
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