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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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  • (Obsolete) a. At times; sometimes. b. After a (short) time. See also umbewhile.

    December 2, 2008