begird
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English begirden, from Old English begyrdan (“to gird, clothe, surround, fortify”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *gurdijaną (“to gird”), equivalent to be- + gird. Cognate with Old High German begurtjan (“to begird”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bigairdan, “to begird”). More at be-, gird.
Verb[edit]
begird (third-person singular simple present begirds, present participle begirding, simple past and past participle begirded)
- (transitive) To bind with a band or girdle.
- To encircle, surround, as with a gird; inclose; encompass.
Translations[edit]
bind with a band or girdle
encircle
