Chammath, -- and on another, the most fruitful country Gennesaret adjacent, -- did every way begird this city, when it was built, with pleasure and delight.    From Wordnik.com.  [From the Talmud and Hebraica] Reference

Next day Sabinus drew up his army in view of the enemy, on ground equal to both; to try, if elated with their success by night, they would venture a battle: and, when they still kept within the fortress, or on the cluster of hills, he began to begird them with a siege; and strengthening his old lines and adding new, enclosed a circuit of four miles.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola] Reference

E'er shall avail her neck to begird with yesterday's ribband.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus] Reference

But there was one of them that could not do so, because Harold bore off that skin wherewith she was wont to begird herself, and when she found it not she wailed and wept and besought Harold to give her that skin again, -- and, lo! it was.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Holy Cross and Other Tales] Reference

“Which earth begird: now thou a youth appear'st.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II] Reference