umbeset
umbeset · umbesets · umbeset · umbesetting
To block, obstruct; act detrimentally towardTo block, obstruct; act detrimentally toward.
Meaning
2 senses(Scotland, archaic, dialectal)To block, obstruct; act detrimentally toward.
(Scotland, archaic, dialectal)To overwhelm; cover completely.
Origin
From Middle English umbesetten (“to surround”), from Old English ymbsettan (“to set aroundFrom 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”).
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Forms
umbesets, umbesetting, umbeset, umbeset| Base form | umbeset · to umbeset |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | umbesets |
| Present participle | umbesetting |
| Past simple | umbeset |
| Past participle | umbeset / umbesetten |
irregular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedbeset
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, irregular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle