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Umbeset vs Umbecast - What's the difference?

umbeset | umbecast |

As verbs the difference between umbeset and umbecast

is that umbeset is (obsolete|or|dialectal|chiefly|scotland) to block, obstruct; act detrimentally toward while umbecast is (transitive|intransitive|obsolete|or|dialectal) to cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).

umbeset

English

Verb

  • (obsolete, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To block, obstruct; act detrimentally toward.
  • *1828 , John Spalding, The history of the troubles and memorable transactions in Scotland :
    • The Lord Gordon ships with some friends. Monro umbesets his way; yet he escapes, ignorant of Monro's devyse.
  • * 1891 , William Robertson, Historic Ayrshire , volume 1, page 9:
    • to underly the law at the lext Justice-aire of Renfrew, for umbesetting the high-way, by way of Murder;
  • * 1922 , J. Maitland Thomson, The Public Records of Scotland , Maclehose, Jackson and co., page 48:
  • * 1972' (originally '''1901 ), William Baird, ''General Wauchope , Books for Libraries Press, page 16:
    • that king on one occasion, April 1535, having to grant a letter of protection in favour of him ‘and his wife and bairns’ against Sir Patrick Hepburn of Wauchtonne and thirty-four others for ‘umbesetting the highway for his slaughter.’
  • (obsolete, or, dialectal, chiefly, Scotland) To overwhelm; cover completely.
  • * 1885 , John Humberger, The Conquest and Triumph of Divine Wisdom and Love in Predestination , J. L. Traiger, unmarked page:
    • The Opponents Umbeset with Trickery.
  • * 1952 , Walter Milton, The Goad of Love , Faber & Faber, page 201:
    • But soothly, of sithes the more I am umbeset with anguish of heart, and destitute of all men’s comfort, the more favourable and godly I find her to me.
  • * 1971 , Richard Rolle, The Fire of Love , CCEL, page 164:
    • Certainly a good soul umbeset with many diseases, and noyed with the heat of temptation, can not feel the sweetness of God’s love as it is in itself;

    Derived terms

    * umbesetting

    Related terms

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    umbecast

    English

    Verb

  • (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To cast about; make a circuit; travel around (a place).
  • (transitive, intransitive, obsolete, or, dialectal) To consider, ponder.
  • 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.'' — Mallory, ''Le Morte de Arthur
  • To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around.
  • To bind, tie up.
  • To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade
    • (Webster 1913)