arounde

Middle English

Alternative forms

• around, aroun, a-roum
• a round, o round

Etymology

a- +‎ round；Displaced earlier umbe, embe (“around”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈruːnd/

Adverb

arounde (Late Middle English)

1. about the margin, along the periphery
2. on all sides, all about
3. in circumference, around

Descendants

• English: around
• Scots: aroon, aroun, arown, aroond
• Yola: arent, a rent

References

• “arǒund(e, adv. & prep.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Norman

Alternative forms

• héthonde (Jersey)

Etymology

From Old French aronde, from Latin hirundō.

Noun

arounde f (plural aroundes)

1. (France) swallow