begird
verbEtymology
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.
Definitions
To bind with a band or girdle
To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
- He was begirt with a clean linen apron which fell below his knees […]
- 1876, William Morris (translator), The Æneids of Virgil, London: Ellis & White, Book 5, line 364, p. 130, Let him come forth to raise his arm with hide-begirded hand.
To encircle, surround, as with a gird
To encircle, surround, as with a gird; enclose; encompass.
- […] I will stand my self for the whole Regiment, and safer far in mine owne single valour, then begirt with cowards and with traitors.
- Who having round begirt the Palace, / (As once a moth they do the Gallows) / As Members gave the sign about / Set up their throats with hideous shout.
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Derived
Vish — recursive loop
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA