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adj
Erstwhile; late; former.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
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adv
Formerly; late; whilom.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Scotland, dialectal, not-comparable, obsolete
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History
From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- + while. More at while.
