godan verb (-ku), transitive verb
Rare transitive verb meaning to physically enclose or surround something. Not used in modern everyday speech; mainly encountered in older literature.
城壁が町を繞いていた。
The castle walls enclosed the town.
Common modern word for 'to surround' or 'to enclose'. 繞く is a rare, literary synonym.
The historical derivation is uncertain; the kanji 繞 is associated with 'surrounding' or 'winding'.