begird

[ bih-gurd ]
/ bɪˈgɜrd /
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verb (used with object), be·girt or be·gird·ed, be·gird·ing.

to gird about; encompass; surround.

Origin of begird

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

Words nearby begird

beginner's luck, beginning, beginning of the end, the, beginning rhyme, beginning, in the, begird, begombed, begone, begonia, begorra, begot

Words related to begird

band, belt, beset, bind, circle, encircle, enclose, encompass, engirdle, envelop, environ, gird, girdle, hem, ring

Example sentences from the Web for begird

  • E'er shall avail her neck to begird with yesterday's ribband.

    The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus |Caius Valerius Catullus

  • I honestly believe that his performance would beat down the frigid steel ramparts that begird the English "lady."

    Nights in London |Thomas Burke

British Dictionary definitions for begird

begird
/ (bɪˈɡɜːd) /

verb -girds, -girding, -girt or -girded (tr) poetic

to surround; gird around
to bind

Word Origin for begird

Old English begierdan; see be-, gird 1