ymb-

See also: ymb

Old English

Alternative forms

ymbe-, umbe-, embe-

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around”). Akin to Old English ymb, ymbe (“around, about”)

Prefix

ymb-

around
ymbfær (“circuit”)

ymbeardian "to dwell around"
about, regarding
ymbeþanc "thought, reflection, consideration"

ymbhȳdig (“anxious”)

ymbwlātian (“to contemplate, observe, consider”)

ymbesprǣċ "talk, remark, criticism, opinion"
near, by
causing restraint, lessening
ymbbǣtan (“to curb, restrain”)

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Descendants

Middle English: umbe-, umb-, um- (in part)
- English: um- (in part)

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