Old English · preposition
ymbutan
- Part of speech
- preposition
- IPA
- /ymbˈuː.tɑn/
- Syllables
- ymb · ˈuː · tɑn (3 syllables)
- Modern English
- about
Meaning
-
about, around, without (+ dative or accusative)
⁊ þǣr ymbūtan wæs hergende ⁊ bærnende...
...and outside of there was pillaging and burning...
late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
Etymology
ymb- + būtan (“without, outside of”)
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