v. Obs. rare. [Alteration of EMBRACE v., by substitution of UM-.] trans. To surround; to obtain.
c. 1350. St. Agatha, 101, in Horstm., Altengl. Leg. (1881), 46. And with fire if þou [? me] vmbraste With dew of heuin it sal be waste.
13[?]. Adultery, 46 Ibid., 369. With schryft of mouth & penans smerte They wene þer blys forto vnbrace [v.rr. vmbrace, vmbras].
