umbethink

verb — 2 senses

umbethink

verb

Etymology From Middle English umbethenken, from Old English ymbeþencan, ymbþencan (“to think about, consider, deliberate”), from ymb- (“around”) + þencan (“to think”), equivalent to um- + bethink or umbe- + think.

Northern England, Scotland, Dialectal To recall to mind; remember; recollect.

Northern England, Scotland, Dialectal To consider; think about; bethink.

Derived terms: umbethinking

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