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- adverb Scotland
At times ;from time to time ;sometimes . - adverb After a (short) time.
Etymologies
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From Middle English umbestunde, umbestounde, umbe stunde, from Old English ymbe stunde, from ymbe ("around, about, by, upon, at") + stunde, accusative of stund ("time, while, hour"). More at umbe, stound.
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reesetee commented on the word umbestound
(Obsolete) a. At times; sometimes. b. After a (short) time. See also umbewhile.
December 2, 2008