begird

 [bih-gurd]  

be·gird

   [bih-gurd]
verb (used with object), be·girt or be·gird·ed, be·gird·ing.
to gird about; encompass; surround.
Origin:
before 900; Middle English begirden, Old English begierdan. See be-, gird1
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begird (bɪˈɡɜːd)
 
—vb , -girds, -girding, -girt, -girded
1.  to surround; gird around
2.  to bind
 
[Old English begierdan; see be-, gird1]

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