Third person singular present tense of 'girt,' meaning to encircle, secure, or gird something.
From Old English 'gyrdan', showing regular third person singular conjugation pattern of English verbs.
Even in modern English, we still say 'he girts his loins' in formal or poetic contexts—this ancient verb form survives because the King James Bible immortalized it, showing how religious translation can freeze words in time even as spoken language moves on.
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