2 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Begird \Be*gird"\, v. t. [imp. {Begirt}, {Begirded}; p. p.
{Begirt}; p. pr & vb n. {Begirding}.] [AS. begyrdan (akin
to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.]
1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
2. To surround as with a band; to encompass.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
begird
v : encircle or bind; "Trees girded the green fields" [syn: {girth},
{girt}, {gird}]
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