The act of encircling, surrounding, or binding around something with a belt or band; encircling completely.
From 'begird' (from 'be-' prefix plus 'gird,' from Old English 'gyrdan,' meaning to encircle or bind) plus '-ing' suffix. The verb describes the action of putting something around or encircling something.
The 'be-' prefix makes 'gird' more emphatic—while 'gird' means to bind or prepare, 'begird' means to completely encircle or surround, like a belt that goes all the way around, and begirding is that encompassing action.
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