umbecast

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English umbecasten, equivalent to umbe- +‎ cast or um- +‎ becast. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌʌmbəˈkæst/, /ˌʌmbəˈkɑːst/ === Verb === umbecast (third-person singular simple present umbecasts, present participle umbecasting, simple past and past participle umbecast) (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. To surround, encircle, beset; umbeset, circle around. To bind, tie up. To cast a shadow, cover with a shadow, shade === References === “umbecast”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.