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.
© Webster 1913.