Answer: GIRDED

AnswerCrossword Clue
GIRDEDPrepared (oneself) for action
GIRDEDEncircled
GIRDEDEquipped.
GIRDEDBraced.
GIRDEDScoffed; jeered
GIRDEDPrepared for action
GIRDEDSteeled
GIRDEDMustered ones resources
girdedto encircle
girdedGIRD, to surround (to encompass)
girdedto prepare for action