Definition of Begirt. Meaning of Begirt. Synonyms of Begirt

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Definition of Begirt

Begirt
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.
Begirt
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.
Begirt
Begirt Be*girt", v. t. To encompass; to begird. --Milton.

Meaning of Begirt from wikipedia

- rough boulder, as if there were tossing by the s**** a great ocean-reedbank begirt with sand-dunes, so that seamen imagine they are gazing upon an island,...
- land called Crete, in the midst of the wine-dark sea, a fair, rich land, begirt with water, and therein are many men, past counting, and ninety cities....
- O'Brien reportedly marched on his way to Corcomroe Abbey, "along the fortress-begirt tracks" between Leana and Crughwill. Hugh Roe O'Donnell's troops plundered...
- followed his name. Living in the Lincolnshire fens, "among reeds and mud, begirt with dead brown lakes", as he reported in verses sent to a friend, proved...