Hypertext Webster Gateway: "begirt"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Begird \Be*gird"\, v. t. [imp. {Begirt}, {Begirded}; p. p.
{Begirt}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Begirding}.] [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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Begirt \Be*girt"\, v. t.
To encompass; to begird. --Milton.
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