Middle English Dictionary Entry
umbetrīn adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | umbetrīn adv. |
| Etymology | Prob. from ON: cp. ODan. trynd, Norw. trind, trinn adj.; cp. OE trinda n. & Dan. omtrent, MLG om(me)trent adv. The word could also be construed as an adj., from the ON adj. or perh. from the p.ppl. of the ON source of ME trī̆nen v.(2). |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Round about, around; ?set around, placed around.
Associated quotations
- c1175 Orm.(Jun 1)17563 : Werelld iss nemmnedd Cossmos…Forr þatt itt iss wurrþlike shridd Wiþþ sunne & mone & sterrness, Onn heffness whel all ummbetrin, Þurrh Godd tatt swillc itt wrohhte.