No. 293 in Icelandic

kringum

"Around" or "about."

In a sentence

Við áttum fund kringum hádegi.
We had a meeting around noon.
The word 'kringum' is used to indicate approximation or closeness in time.
Börnin léku sér kringum garðinn.
The children played around the garden.
Here, 'kringum' describes circular or surrounding motion in space around an object.
Hann setti bandið kringum pakkann.
He placed the ribbon around the package.
In this sentence, 'kringum' is indicating encirclement or circumferential placement.

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