onbutan

Old English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *anbiūtan, equivalent to on- +‎ būtan. Cognate with Old Frisian abûta.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /onˈbuː.tɑn/

Preposition

onbūtan

  1. on, about, round about, on the outside

Descendants
  • Middle English: aboute, abouten
    • English: about
    • Geordie English: aboot
    • Scots: aboot
    • Yola: abut, abouten
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