umbecast
verb/ˌʌmbəˈkæst/ · /ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/
Etymology From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- + cast or um- + becast.
3
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.1470–1485 (date produced), Thomas Malory, “(please specify the chapter)”, in [Le Morte Darthur], (please specify the book number), [London: […] by William Caxton], published 31 July 1485, →OCLC; republished as H[einrich] Oskar Sommer, editor, Le Morte Darthur […], London: David Nutt, […], 1889, →OCLC:
4
To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
5
To bind, tie up.
6
To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade