ymb

See also: ymb-

Translingual

Etymology

Abbreviation of English Yambes.

Symbol

ymb

  1. (international standards) ISO 639-3 language code for Yambes.

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Yambes terms

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *umbi.

Cognate with Old Saxon umbi (Dutch om), Old High German umbi (German um), Old Norse um (Swedish om).

The Indo-European root is also the source of Latin ambi-, Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí), Old Irish imb, Sanskrit अभि (abhí, “towards, over, upon”), Old Persian 𐎠𐎲𐎡𐎹 (abiy, “towards, against, upon”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ymb/

Preposition

ymb

  1. around (surrounding or near)
    • The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle
      An. DCCLXXVII Hēr Cynewulf ⁊ Offa ġefuhton ymb Benesingtūn ⁊ Offa ġenam þone tūn.
      Year 777 In this year Cynewulf and Offa fought near Benson and Offa seized the town.
  2. about (concerning)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Middle English: umbe, embe
    • ⇒ English: umbe-, um- (archaic, or in dialects)
    • ⇒ Scots: umbe-

References

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