Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Girt

Girt (gẽrt) , imperfect and past participle

imp. & past participle of Gird.

Girt , transitive verb

[From Girt, n., compare 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. — Shakespeare

Girt , adjective

(Nautical) 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 (gẽrt) , noun

Same as Girth.