begird

[ bih-gurd ]
/ bɪˈgɜrd /

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 begirt

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

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British Dictionary definitions for begirt

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