\Girt\,
imp. & p. p. of {Gird}.

\Girt\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Girted}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Girting}.] [From {Girt}, n., cf. {Girth}, v.]
To gird; to encircle; to invest by means of a girdle; to
measure the girth of; as, to girt a tree.
      We here create thee the first duke of Suffolk, And girt
      thee with the sword.                     --Shak.

\Girt\, a. (Naut.)
Bound by a cable; -- used of a vessel so moored by two
anchors that she swings against one of the cables by force of
the current or tide.

\Girt\ (g[~e]rt), n.
Same as {Girth}.