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† umbrace, v. Obs. rare. [Alteration of embrace v., by substitution of um-.] trans. To surround; to obtain.c 1350 St. Agatha 101 in Horstm. Altengl. Leg. (1881) 46 And with fire if þou [? me] vmbraste With dew of heuin it sal be waste. 13.. Adultery 46 Ibid. 369 With schryft of mouth & penans smerte...
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umbratious
† umˈbratious, a. Obs.—1 [Irreg. f. umbrace n.] Suspicious.a 1639 Wotton Parall. Essex & Buckhm. in Reliq. (1651) 11 He was to wrastle with a Queens declyning, or rather with her very setting Age,..which..is commonly even of it selfe the more umbratious and apprehensive.
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um-
† um- prefix, a reduced form of umb-, perh. directly ad. ON. um- (Icel. and Norw. um-. MSw. um-, om-, Sw. and Da. om-); a similar reduction has taken place in OFris. um- (Fris. om-, âm-), MDu. um-, om- (Du. om-), MLG. and MHG. (also G.) um-, and in the occasional OE. ym-, em- for ymb-, emb-. The mor...
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