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Old English
Etymology
ymb- + būtan (“without, outside of”)
Pronunciation
Preposition
ymbūtan
- about, around, without (+ dative or accusative)
- late 9th century, translation of Orosius’ History Against the Pagans
⁊ þǣr ymbūtan wæs hergende ⁊ bærnende...- ...and outside of there was pillaging and burning...
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