"um" meaning in Old Norse

See um in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Particle

Forms: umb [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”). Cognate with Old English ymbe, Old Frisian umbe, ombe, Old Saxon umbi, Old High German umbi. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*h₂ent-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*umbi|t=around, about}} Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), {{cog|ang|ymbe}} Old English ymbe, {{cog|ofs|umbe}} Old Frisian umbe, {{cog|osx|umbi}} Old Saxon umbi, {{cog|goh|umbi}} Old High German umbi Head templates: {{head|non|particle}} um
  1. (w:Poetic Edda) indicates that the verbal action is completed, compare English “through” as in “read through”. For semantic development, compare adjectival usage of German um.
    Sense id: en-um-non-particle-jB5tm2x2

Preposition

Forms: umb [alternative]
Etymology: From Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”). Cognate with Old English ymbe, Old Frisian umbe, ombe, Old Saxon umbi, Old High German umbi. Etymology templates: {{root|non|ine-pro|*h₂ent-}}, {{inh|non|gem-pro|*umbi|t=around, about}} Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”), {{cog|ang|ymbe}} Old English ymbe, {{cog|ofs|umbe}} Old Frisian umbe, {{cog|osx|umbi}} Old Saxon umbi, {{cog|goh|umbi}} Old High German umbi Head templates: {{head|non|preposition}} um
  1. about, concerning [with accusative]
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  2. round, past, beyond [with accusative]
    Sense id: en-um-non-prep--n2dtxhf
  3. over, across, along [with accusative]
    Sense id: en-um-non-prep--nsvMaEB
  4. during, at a point in time [with accusative]
    Sense id: en-um-non-prep-H~l-pSfR Categories (other): Pages with entries, Old Norse entries with incorrect language header, Old Norse particles, Old Norse prepositions Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 8 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 5 4 3 5 0 0 0 0 3 2 0 0 0 7 0 5 5 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 Disambiguation of Old Norse entries with incorrect language header: 20 2 4 1 73 0 Disambiguation of Old Norse particles: 20 3 3 2 72 0 Disambiguation of Old Norse prepositions: 27 14 8 8 38 4
  5. because of, for [with accusative]
    Sense id: en-um-non-prep-Ti9~sAeA

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "Old English ymbe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "ofs",
        "2": "umbe"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Frisian umbe",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "osx",
        "2": "umbi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old Saxon umbi",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "goh",
        "2": "umbi"
      },
      "expansion": "Old High German umbi",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, about”). Cognate with Old English ymbe, Old Frisian umbe, ombe, Old Saxon umbi, Old High German umbi.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "umb",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "non",
        "2": "particle"
      },
      "expansion": "um",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Old Norse",
  "lang_code": "non",
  "pos": "particle",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Old Norse terms with quotations"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "I remember giants / born long ago, […]",
          "ref": "Vǫluspá, verse 2, lines 1-2, in 1860, T. Möbius, Edda Sæmundar hins fróða: mit einem Anhang zum Theil bisher ungedruckter Gedichte. Leipzig, page 1",
          "text": "Ek man jǫtna / ár um borna, […]",
          "type": "quotation"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "indicates that the verbal action is completed, compare English “through” as in “read through”. For semantic development, compare adjectival usage of German um."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "w:Poetic Edda",
          "w:Poetic Edda"
        ],
        [
          "through",
          "through#English"
        ],
        [
          "read",
          "read#English"
        ],
        [
          "um",
          "um#German"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(w:Poetic Edda) indicates that the verbal action is completed, compare English “through” as in “read through”. For semantic development, compare adjectival usage of German um."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "um"
}

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  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: w:Poetic Edda",
  "path": [
    "um"
  ],
  "section": "Old Norse",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "um",
  "trace": ""
}

{
  "called_from": "form_descriptions/1831",
  "msg": "unrecognized sense qualifier: w:Poetic Edda",
  "path": [
    "um"
  ],
  "section": "Old Norse",
  "subsection": "particle",
  "title": "um",
  "trace": ""
}

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