BEGIRD

Etymology

Verb

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.

Usage notes

Rare in forms other than the past participle/simple past begirt.

Anagrams

• 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