umbeset

Meaning

Verb

• To block, obstruct; act detrimentally toward.
• To overwhelm; cover completely.

Origin

• From Middle English umbesetten ("to surround"), from Old English ymbsettan ("to set around, surround, beset, encompass"), from Proto-Germanic *umbi ("around") + *satjaną; equivalent to um- + beset or umbe- + set. Compare also Old English ymbsittan ("to sit around, surround"), Dutch omzetten ("to convert, transpose"), German umsetzen ("to move to another place, convert, transform, transplant, adjust, rearrange"). More at umbe, set.