um

Old Norse

preposition
Definitions
  • with accusative about, concerning
  • with accusative round, past, beyond
  • with accusative over, across, along
  • with accusative during, at a point in time
  • with accusative because of, for

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *umbi (around, about, near, by) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂ent- (front, forehead, face, edge, front side).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂ent-

Gloss

front, forehead, face, edge, front side

Concept
Semantic Field

Spatial relations

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

端, 縁

Emoji

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