umbecast
verb/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/
Etymology
From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.
- inherited from umbecasten
Definitions
To cast about
To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).
To consider, ponder.
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.
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To surround, encircle, beset
To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
To bind, tie up.
To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade
The neighborhood
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA