umbe

See also: umbé, and umbe-

Middle English

Alternative forms

• embe

Etymology

From Old English ymbe (“around, about”).

Adverb

umbe

1. around
2. about

Preposition

umbe

1. around
2. about

Descendants

• Scots: umbe-

Old Dutch

Alternative forms

• umbi

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbi, from Proto-Germanic *umbi.

Preposition

umbe

1. about, around

Descendants

• Middle Dutch: omme, ombe, om
  • Dutch: om
    • Afrikaans: om
  • Limburgish: ómb, óm

References

• Altniederfränkischer Psalm 2