"Girting" is a word in ENGLISH

Encircled by, or secured with, a belt; as, a belted plaid; girt with a belt, as an honorary distinction; as, …

Girt about the spire with a row of tubercles or spines; -- said of spiral shells.

imp. & p. p. of Gird.

of Gird

To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to measure the girth of; as, to girt a …

Same as Girth.

Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two anchors that she swings against one of …

of Girt

Lat. A sword. An ancient emblem of defense. Hence the ancient earls or comites (the klng’s attendants, advisers, and associates …

A large cask; an oblong vessel bulging in the middle, like a pipe or puncheon, and girt with hoops; a …