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umbethink

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From Middle English umbethenken, from Old English ymbeþencan, ymbþencan (“to think about, consider, deliberate”), from ymb- (“around”) + þencan (“to think”), equivalent to um- + bethink or umbe- + think.

verb umbethinks · umbethinking · umbethought · unbethink · onbethink

  1. Northern England, Scotland, dialectal To recall to mind; remember; recollect.
  2. Northern England, Scotland, dialectal, reflexive To consider; think about; bethink.

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@misc{umbethink_2026,
  title = {umbethink},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/umbethink},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}