From Middle English begirden, from Old English begyrdan ("to gird, clothe, surround, fortify"), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *gurdijanฤ , equivalent to be- + gird. Cognate with Old High German begurtjan ("to begird"), Gothic ๐ฑ๐น๐ฒ๐ฐ๐น๐๐ณ๐ฐ๐ฝ ("to begird"). More at be-, gird.
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