umwhile

adj, adv — 2 senses

umwhile

adj

Etymology From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.

Scotland, Dialectal, Obsolete Erstwhile; late; former.

which devolved on this unhappy woman by a settlement of her umwhile husband.1831, Sir Walter Scott, Waverly, or Six Years Since:

umwhile

adv

Etymology From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.

Scotland, Dialectal, Obsolete Formerly; late; whilom.

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