umbego

English

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) To go around.
  • (transitive) To go about; encompass; encircle; surround.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English umbegon inherited from Old English ymbgān (go about, go around, surround) derived from Proto-Germanic *umbi (around, about, near, by) prefix from English bego, go.

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English

go

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