begird

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English begirden, from Old English begyrdan (“to gird, clothe, surround, fortify”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *gurdijaną (“to gird”), equivalent to be- +‎ gird. Cognate with Old High German begurtjan (“to begird”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bigairdan, “to begird”). More at be-, gird. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)d === Verb === begird (third-person singular simple present begirds, present participle begirding, simple past and past participle begirt or begirded) (transitive, archaic) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird. 1876, William Morris (translator), The Æneids of Virgil, London: Ellis & White, Book 5, line 364, p. 130,[1] Let him come forth to raise his arm with hide-begirded hand. (transitive, archaic) To encircle, surround, as with a gird; enclose; encompass. 1717, Arthur Maynwaring (translator), Ovid’s Metamorphoses in Fifteen Books, London: Jacob Tonson, Book 5, “The Story of Perseus continu’d,” p. 148,[3] Perseus begirt, from all around they pour Their Lances on him, a tempestuous Show’r, Aim’d all at him […] ==== Usage notes ==== Rare in forms other than the past participle/simple past begirt. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === BIRGed, Bridge, bridge