umbego

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verb

To go around.

OriginMiddle English umbegon ← Old English ymbgān ← Proto-Germanic *umbi →
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Meanings

verbumbego (third-person singular simple present umbegoes, present participle umbegoing, simple past umbewent, past participle umbegone)

present singular third person umbegoes · participle present umbegoing · past umbewent · participle past umbegone

  1. intransitiveobsoleteTo go around.
  2. obsoletetransitiveTo go about; encompass; encircle; surround.

Origin

  1. Proto-Germanic*umbi“around”
  2. Old Englishymbgān“to go around, go about, surround”
  3. Middle Englishumbegon
  4. Englishumbego

From Middle English umbegon, from Old English ymbgān (“to go around, go about, surround”), from Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around”), *gāną (“to go”), equivalent to um- + bego, or umbe- + go.

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APA

umbego. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbego

MLA

“umbego.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbego. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “umbego,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/umbego.

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