• Umbestound

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    Origin

    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.

    Full definition of umbestound

    Adverb

    umbestound

    1. (obsolete or dialectal, Scotland) At times; from time to time; sometimes.
    2. (UK dialectal) After a (short) time.

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