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Definition of Begirt
1. v. t. To encompass; to begird.
Definition of Begirt
1. Verb. (obsolete) To surround or enclose ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Begirt
1. begird [v] - See also: begird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Begirt
Literary usage of Begirt
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Iliad of Homer by Homer, John Graham Cordery (1871)
"... pledge of friendship old, And Molus to his son Meriones : 300 Therewith Odysseus
now begirt his head. So panoplied in dreadful-seeming arms The two went ..."
2. The Works of John Marston by John Marston, James Orchard Halliwell-Phillipps (1856)
"... ly life, proud Spaniard, answeres this offence. strong guard for the prisoner,
lesse the cities powers ise to rescue him. [begirt him with ..."
3. A Grammar of the French Language with Practical Exercises by N. Wanostrocht (1789)
"NB For the fake of euphony, the following verbs, to begirt^ to continue, to
con/train, to engage, to exhort^ to compel or ..."
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