begird

Betekenis (Engels)

1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.
2. To encircle, surround, as with a gird; enclose; encompass.

Concepten

omringen

insluiten

omhullen

omsluiten

omsingelen

Synoniemen

surround

gird

encompass

encircle

enclose

enfold

engird

environ

enwrap

skirt

wrap

belt

zone

beset

cincture

Vertalingen

περιζώνω

entourer

περιβάλλω

kuşatmak

circondare

cingere

einschließen

çevirmek

çevrelemek

çıkarmamak

etrafını çevirmek

ihata etmek

kapamak

kıstırmak

Etymologie (Engels)

Overgenomen van Middelengels: begirden

Overgenomen van Oudengels: begyrdan

Verwant aan Oudhoogduits: begurtjan

Verwant aan Gothisch: 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽

In summary

From Middle English begirden, from Old English begyrdan (“to gird, clothe, surround, fortify”), from Proto-Germanic *bi- + *gurdijaną (“to gird”), equivalent to be- + gird. Cognate with Old High German begurtjan (“to begird”), Gothic 𐌱𐌹𐌲𐌰𐌹𐍂𐌳𐌰𐌽 (bigairdan, “to begird”). More at be-, gird.