begird

[ bih-gurd ]
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verb (used with object),be·girt or be·gird·ed, be·gird·ing.
  1. to gird about; encompass; surround.

Origin of begird

1
before 900; Middle English begirden,Old English begierdan.See be-, gird1

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begird

/ (bɪˈɡɜːd) /


verb-girds, -girding, -girt or -girded (tr) poetic
  1. to surround; gird around

  2. to bind

Origin of begird

1
Old English begierdan; see be-, gird 1

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