From Middle English around, from a- (from Old English a- ("on, at")) + Middle English round ("circle, round") borrowed from French, equivalent to a- + round. Cognate with Scots aroond, aroon. Displaced earlier Middle English umbe, embe (from Old English ymbe ("around")). See umbe.
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