† circumgyrev.
Obsolete.
1. transitive. To ‘go round’, encompass. rare.
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the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > surrounding > surround or lie around [verb (transitive)]
befong971
beclipc1000
begoc1000
belieOE
bestandc1000
to go about ——OE
umbegangc1200
behema1250
befallc1275
berunc1275
girdc1290
bihalvena1300
umlapa1300
umlaya1300
umlouka1300
umbegoc1300
belayc1320
halsea1340
enclose1340
umbelapa1350
embracec1360
betrendc1374
circlec1374
umbecasta1375
to give about1382
environa1393
umbeclipa1395
compassa1400
encircle?a1400
enourle?a1400
umbegivea1400
umbeseta1400
umbeliec1400
umbetighc1400
enroundc1420
measurec1425
umbsteadc1450
adviron?1473
purprise1481
umbeviron1489
belta1500
girtha1500
overgirda1500
engirt15..
envirea1513
round?a1513
brace1513
umbereach1513
becompass1520
circuea1533
girtc1540
umbsetc1540
circule1553
encompass1555
circulate?a1560
ingyre1568
to do about1571
engird1573
circumdate1578
succinge1578
employ1579
circuate1581
girdle1582
wheel1582
circumgyre1583
enring1589
ringa1592
embail1593
enfold1596
invier1596
stem1596
circumcingle1599
ingert1599
engirdle1602
circulize1603
circumscribe1605
begirt1608
to go round1610
enwheela1616
surround1616
shingle1621
encirculize1624
circumviron1632
beround1643
orba1644
circumference1646
becircle1648
incircuitc1650
circumcinge1657
circumtend1684
besiege1686
cincture1789
zone1795
cravat1814
encincture1820
circumvent1824
begirdle1837
perambulate1863
cordon1891
1583 P. Stubbes Second Pt. Anat. Abuses sig. K1 Precincts..circumgired and limited about with bounds and marks.
2. transitive. To cause to turn round or revolve.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > revolve or rotate [verb (transitive)]
turnOE
trillc1386
gyrec1420
rote?1533
tirl1543
to turn round1555
revolve1559
circumvert1578
circumgyre1635
circumrote1635
circumgyrate1647
circumvolve1647
veera1649
twist1769
rotate1777
sphere1820
1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells v. 274 As this Orbe is Circumgyr'd and wheel'd.
3. intransitive. To turn round like a wheel; to revolve; to make circuits, wind about, circle.
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the world > movement > motion in specific manner > revolution or rotation > revolve or rotate [verb (intransitive)]
wharvec888
turnOE
runOE
to turn aboutOE
to turn roundc1450
to go roundc1460
revolute1553
gyre1598
veer1605
to come about1607
circumvolve1626
circumgyre1634
to turn around1642
roll1646
revolve1660
circulate1672
twist1680
circumgyrate1683
rotate1757
gyrate1830
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > change of direction of movement > change direction of movement [verb (intransitive)] > move in winding course
to turn and winda1398
wreathea1500
twine1553
indent1567
virea1586
crank1594
to dance the hay or hays1600
maze1605
serpent1606
to indent the way1612
cringlea1629
indenture1631
circumgyre1634
twist1635
glomerate1638
winda1682
serpentine1767
meander1785
zigzag1787
zag1793
to worm one's way1822
vandyke1828
crankle1835
thread the needle1843
switchback1903
rattlesnake1961
zig1969
the world > movement > motion in a certain direction > movement in circle or curve > move in a circle or curve [verb (intransitive)] > move in a circle
to go aboutOE
whirlc1290
circule1430
circlec1440
to cast, fet, fetch, go, take a compass?a1500
circuit1611
circumgyre1634
revolve1660
circulate1672
orba1821
circumvolve1841
to loop the loop1902
orbit1948
1634 T. Herbert Some Years Trav. (1677) 43 (T.) A sweet river..after 20 little miles circumgyring, or playing to and fro, discharges itself into the ocean.
1635 T. Heywood Hierarchie Blessed Angells vi. 332 The Mill, that circumgyreth fast.
1657 S. Purchas Theatre Flying-insects ii. 295 In many circumgiring motions, and circling vagaries.
1680 R. Morden Geogr. Rectified (1685) 398.
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