umbi-

Old Saxon

Etymology

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

Prefix

umbi-

  1. around
    umbifārd (“detour”)
    umbigangan "to go around"
    umbihwervan "to surround"
    umbibigevan (“to surround”)
    umbifāhan (“to take over”)
    umbigengil (“walker”)
  2. about, regarding
    umbilōkon "to look, to consider"
Derived terms
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