GIRD
- to surround (to extend completely around) [v GIRDED, GIRDING, GIRDS, GIRT] : GIRDINGLY [adv]
- invest with the sword of knighthood
- prepare (oneself) for action
- prepare for action
- to encircle
- to prepare for action
- to encircle or bind with a flexible band (as a belt)
- make fast (as a sword by a belt or clothing with a cord)