onbutan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

    From Proto-West Germanic *anbiūtan, equivalent to on- +‎ būtan. Cognate with Old Frisian abûta.

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /onˈbuː.tɑn/

    Preposition

    onbūtan

    1. on, about, round about, on the outside

    Descendants

    • Middle English: aboute, abute, abuten, abouten
      • English: about
      • Geordie English: aboot
      • Scots: aboot
      • Yola: abut, abouten
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