En*vi"ron, adv. [F.] About;
around. [Obs.]
Lord Godfrey's eye three times environ
goes.
Fairfax.En*vi"ron (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Environed (?); p. pr. & vb. n.
Environing.] [F. environner, fr. environ about,
thereabout; pref. en- (L. in) + OF. viron
circle, circuit, fr. OF. & F. virer to turn, LL. virare
to turn up and down, topsy-turvy. Cf. Veer.] To
surround; to encompass; to encircle; to hem in; to be round about; to
involve or envelop.
Dwelling in a pleasant glade,
With mountains round about environed.
Spenser.
Environed he was with many foes.
Shak.
Environ me with darkness whilst I
write.
Donne.