Definitions For Begird

Verb

begirds , begirding , begirt , past2=begirded (transitive, archaic) To bind with a band or girdle; to gird. (transitive, archaic) To encircle, surround, as with a gird; enclose; encompass.

Usage notes

Rare in forms other than the past participle/simple past begirt.

Translations

Bulgarian: опасвам, запасвам Dutch: omringen, omsingelen

Etymology

from middle english begirden, from {{inh + en + ang + begyrdan + + to gird, clothe, surround, fortify}}, from {{der + en + gem-pro + *bi-}} + *gurdijaną + + to gird, equivalent to be + gird. cognate with {{cog + goh + begurtjan + + to begird}}, {{cog + got + 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 + + to begird}}. more at {{l + en + be-}}, {{l + en + gird}}.

Anagrams

Bridge, bridge

Is Begird a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
10
Words with Friends
12

The word Begird is worth 10 points in Scrabble and 12 points in Words with Friends

Examples of Begird in a Sentence

  • A white granite boulder begirt with a band of dark gray

Antonyms for Begird

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