To remove a girdle or belt from; to loosen or unfasten something that encircles or binds.
Formed with 'dis-' (reversal) plus 'engirdle' (from 'girdle', an Old English word meaning belt or to encircle). This rare verb literally means to undo a girdling action.
This is an archaic word that mostly appears in historical fiction or poetic texts—it's one of those delightfully specific Old English verbs for undoing a very particular action that few people make anymore.
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