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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Um-, Umb(e)-, prefix. (ME and e.m.E. um-, umb- (both 14th c.), ON um(b)-) and umbe- (13th c.), OE ymbe, MDu. ommebe-, ombe- round, around. There is a degree of falling together of these forms, and some confusion with Un- prefix, in the following entries.)
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"Um- prefix". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Apr 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/um_>
