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umbecast en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˌʌmbəˈkæst/
• /ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/

Etymology

From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.

Meanings

1. (dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).
2. (dialectal, intransitive, obsolete, transitive) To consider, ponder.
3. To hunt, search for the spoor, explore, seek, sniff around.
   • […]and the dog came after, and umbecast about, for she had lost the very perfect feute of the hind. 1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
4. To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
5. To bind, tie up.
6. To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade

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