Engirt

/ɪnˈɡɜːrt/ verb

Definition

Archaic past tense and past participle of engird or engirdle; wrapped or encircled.

Etymology

From engird with an irregular past tense form (like 'girt' from 'gird'), this is an old strong verb form that's not used in modern English.

Kelly Says

This is a relic of Old English strong verbs—gird/girt/girdled—where English verbs changed their vowel instead of adding -ed. We've almost entirely switched to regular -ed endings, so forms like 'engirt' sound like Shakespearean English now!

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