Arround

/əˈɹaʊnd/ preposition/adverb

Definition

An archaic or dialectal spelling of 'around,' meaning on all sides or in the vicinity of something.

Etymology

Middle English variant of 'around,' from 'a-' (on) + 'round.' This form appears in older texts and some dialects, representing pronunciation variations that existed before spelling standardization in the 1700s.

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Arround shows up in historical documents and helps linguists understand how English spelling wasn't fixed until relatively recently—people spelled it different ways based on how they pronounced it.

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