ymb

Pronunciation: /ymb/

“ymb” is an Old English word. Its 2 meanings in English:

preposition

around (surrounding or near)
about (concerning)

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbi. Cognate with Old Saxon umbi (Dutch om), Old High German umbi (German um), Old Norse um (Swedish om). The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin ambi-, Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí), Old Irish imb, Sanskrit अभि (abhí, “towards, over, upon”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 (abiy, “towards, against, upon”).

More Old English words

yfelwillende
yfelwillendnes
yfemest
yferra
ymbbindan
ymbbætan
ymbceorfan
ymbceorfnes

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