"ymbe" meaning in Old English

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Preposition

IPA: /ˈym.be/
Etymology: From Proto-West Germanic *umbi (“around, near”), akin to Old High German umbi (“around”), Latin ambi (“both, around”), Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides, around”), Old Irish imb, Old English bī (“near, by”). More at by. Etymology templates: {{dercat|ang|gem-pro|ine-pro|inh=2}}, {{inh|ang|gmw-pro|*umbi||around, near}} Proto-West Germanic *umbi (“around, near”), {{cog|goh|umbi||around}} Old High German umbi (“around”), {{cog|la|ambi||both, around}} Latin ambi (“both, around”), {{cog|grc|ἀμφί||on both sides, around}} Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides, around”), {{cog|sga|imb}} Old Irish imb, {{cog|ang|bī||near, by}} Old English bī (“near, by”) Head templates: {{head|ang|preposition|head=|sort=}} ymbe, {{ang-prep}} ymbe
  1. around, about
    Sense id: en-ymbe-ang-prep-ZyVxxDy0
  2. near, along
    Sense id: en-ymbe-ang-prep-CdXc1QGj Categories (other): Old English entries with incorrect language header, Old English prepositions, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Old English entries with incorrect language header: 0 100 Disambiguation of Old English prepositions: 13 87 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 0 100 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: ymb, embe, ymbi, imbe
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      "name": "cog"
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        {
          "english": "John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.",
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Version of The Holy Gospels\nAnd Iohannes wæs ġescryd mid oluendes hǣrum, and fellen gyrdel wæs ymbe his lendenu; and gærstapan, and wudu huniġ hē æt.",
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          "english": "And Jesus entered into a ship and sat in the sea; and there a great multitude gathered unto him; and was around the sea.",
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Version of The Holy Gospels\nAnd ða se Hælend eft on scype ferde ofer ðone muþan, him com to mycel meniġu, and wæs ymbe ða sæ.",
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      "word": "embe"
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      "word": "ymbi"
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  "pos": "prep",
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      ],
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        {
          "english": "John wore clothing made of camel’s hair, with a leather belt around his waist, and he ate locusts and wild honey.",
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Version of The Holy Gospels\nAnd Iohannes wæs ġescryd mid oluendes hǣrum, and fellen gyrdel wæs ymbe his lendenu; and gærstapan, and wudu huniġ hē æt.",
          "type": "quotation"
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          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Version of The Holy Gospels\nAnd Hierusalem, and fram Idumea and beġeondan Iordane, and to him com mycel meneġeo, ymbe Tirum and Sidone, ġehyrende ða þing ðe he worhte.\nAnd Jerusalem, and from Idumæa and beyond Jordan, and to him came many people, around Tyre and Sidon, when they had heard about the things he did.",
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        },
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          "english": "And Jesus entered into a ship and sat in the sea; and there a great multitude gathered unto him; and was around the sea.",
          "text": "Anglo-Saxon Version of The Holy Gospels\nAnd ða se Hælend eft on scype ferde ofer ðone muþan, him com to mycel meniġu, and wæs ymbe ða sæ.",
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      "ipa": "/ˈym.be/"
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      "word": "ymb"
    },
    {
      "word": "embe"
    },
    {
      "word": "ymbi"
    },
    {
      "word": "imbe"
    }
  ],
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