ymbe

Old English

Alternative forms

• ymb, embe, ymbi

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *umbi (“around, near”), from Proto-Indo-European *ambʰi- (“around”), akin to Old High German umbi (“around”), Latin ambi (“both, around”), Ancient Greek ἀμφί (amphí, “on both sides, around”), Old Irish imb, Old English bī (“near, by”). More at by

Preposition

ymbe

1. around, about
2. near, along

Descendants

• English: Ember Day, umbe, umbeset