umbeset

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umbeset

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From Middle English umbesetten (“to surround”), from Old English ymbsettan (“to set around, surround, beset, encompass”), from Proto-West Germanic *umbisattjan (“to set around, encompass”); equivalent to um- + beset or umbe- + set. Compare also Old English ymbsittan (“to sit around, surround”), Dutch omzetten (“to convert, transpose”), German umsetzen (“to move to another place, convert, transform, transplant, adjust, rearrange”).

verb umbesets · umbesetting · umbeset · umbesetten

Scotland, archaic, dialectal To block, obstruct; act detrimentally toward. The Lord Gordon ships with some friends. Monro umbesets his way; yet he escapes, ignorant of Monro's devyse.
Scotland, archaic, dialectal To overwhelm; cover completely. The Opponents Umbeset with Trickery.

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@misc{umbeset_2026,
  title = {umbeset},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/umbeset},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}