† obambulationn.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obambulātiōn-, obambulātiō.

Etymology: < classical Latin obambulātiōn-, obambulātiō the action of encountering while walking, in post-classical Latin also action of walking about or back and forth (1517 in a British source) < obambulāt- , past participial stem of obambulāre obambulate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier ambulation n.

Obsolete.

The action of walking about or wandering back and forth; an instance of this.

ΘΚΠ

society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking to and fro

obambulation1600

1600 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Replie to Libel v. 100 Their stationarie obambulations about the limits of parishes.

1610 J. Boys Wks. (1622) 375 Their obambulations of spirits and apparitions of dead men.

1663 W. Clark Marciano ii. ii. 19 Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation.

1818 J. Brown Psyche 107 Obambulation much befriends The point for which a man contends.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019).

单词	obambulation
释义	† obambulationn. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin obambulātiōn-, obambulātiō. Etymology: < classical Latin obambulātiōn-, obambulātiō the action of encountering while walking, in post-classical Latin also action of walking about or back and forth (1517 in a British source) < obambulāt- , past participial stem of obambulāre obambulate v. + -iō -ion suffix¹. Compare earlier ambulation n. Obsolete. The action of walking about or wandering back and forth; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ society > travel > aspects of travel > going on foot > [noun] > walking to and fro obambulation1600 1600 M. Sutcliffe Briefe Replie to Libel v. 100 Their stationarie obambulations about the limits of parishes. 1610 J. Boys Wks. (1622) 375 Their obambulations of spirits and apparitions of dead men. 1663 W. Clark Marciano ii. ii. 19 Let us then passe the Pomeridian hours in obambulation. 1818 J. Brown Psyche 107 Obambulation much befriends The point for which a man contends. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online September 2019). < n.1600
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