Syn. -- Inception; prelude; opening; threshold; origin; outset; foundation.
Be*gird" (&?;), v. t. [imp. Begirt (&?;), Begirded; p. p. Begirt; p. pr. & vb. n. Begirding.] [AS. begyrdan (akin to Goth. bigairdan); pref. be- + gyrdan to gird.] 1. To bind with a band or girdle; to gird.