ymbutan

Old English

Etymology

ymb- +‎ būtan (“without, outside of”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ymbˈuː.tɑn/

Preposition

ymbūtan

1. 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...

References

• Joseph Bosworth and T. Northcote Toller (1898) “ymb-útan”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary‎^[1], 2nd edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.