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(Dat, Acc) 1. in a spatial sense: around, about; near; 2. 1) about, concerning, regarding; ymb þinne sið about your journey / arrival; 2) because of, on account of; 3. in a temporal sense: 1) at, about, during; ymb niht at night; ymbe underntíde at three o'clock; 2) after; ðæs ymb lítel soon after [cf also 3)]; ymbe twelf monð after twelve months; ymb féower wintra four years after; 3) before; ðæs ymb lítel or ðæs ymb litel fæc shortly before that; a short while ago [cf also 2)]; ðæs ymb án ȝéar a year earlier; a year ago (also ymbe, umbe, embe)