v. 25B6; verb (poetic/literary)
Sir Hector girded on his sword : FASTEN, belt, bind, tie.
the island was girded by rocks : SURROUND, enclose, encircle, circle, encompass, border, bound, edge, skirt, fringe; close in, confine.
they girded themselves for war : PREPARE, get ready, gear up; nerve, steel, galvanize, brace, fortify; informal psych oneself up.