Old English · verb
ymbbætan
- Part of speech
- verb
- IPA
- /ymbˈbæː.tɑn/
- Syllables
- ymb · ˈbæː · tɑn (3 syllables)
Meaning
to restrain, curb
Etymology
By surface analysis, ymb- (“around”) + bǣtan (to restrain)
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