about

about
, adv. == round about (of locality). RG. 369; ‘ȝeode aboute’ 76 B.
—— ‘about to,’ with a verb, as a future part. 1593 B.
—— == nearly. RG. 247
—— prep. == around, circum. RG. 467; [obout]. Ps. lxxvii. 28
—— == near (of time), ‘aboute noon.’ Wright’s L. P. p. 34

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