ENCIRCLE, ENCIRCLING
NOUNS
► FATHOMING the act of encircling with the arms → c1440
VERBS
► BECLIP to wrap round, to enclose, to encircle, to surround → c1000 arch.
► FATHOM to encircle with extended arms → c1300
► IMMURE to enclose, to encompass, to encircle, to surround; to shut in, to confine → 1583
► UMBECAST to surround, to encircle → c1350 obs.
► UMBECLIP to surround, to encircle → a1300 obs.
► UMBEGO to go around, to encircle; to surround with something → c1300 obs.
► UMBESWEY to encircle → a1300 obs.
► UMBETIGH to encircle, to surround → a1300 obs.