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begirt

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be⋅gird

  [bi-gurd]
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–verb (used with object), -girt or -gird⋅ed, -gird⋅ing.
to gird about; encompass; surround.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME begirden, OE begierdan. See be-, gird 1
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be·gird   (bĭ-gûrd')   
tr.v.   be·girt (-gûrt') or be·gird·ed, be·girt, be·gird·ing, be·girds
To encircle with or as if with a band.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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