Begirt
to gird about; encomp-ss; surround.
historical examples
horse-shoe robinson john pendleton kennedy
uncle silas j. s. lefanu
the prophet of the great smoky mountains charles egbert craddock
trans-himalaya, vol. 1 (of 2) sven hedin
the christmas miracle charles egbert craddock (aka mary noailles murfree)
the ontario readers: the high school reader, 1886 ministry of education
hansford: a tale of bacon’s rebellion st. george tucker
reminiscences of a rebel wayland fuller dunaway
the letters of c-ssiodorus c-ssiodorus (aka magnus aurelius c-ssiodorus senator)
la sorcire: the witch of the middle ages jules michelet
verb (transitive) (poetic) -girds, -girding, -girt, -girded
to surround; gird around
to bind
v.
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