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umbewhile
† umbeˈwhile, adv. Obs. Also 3 umbe hwile, 4 vmbywhile (4 unbe-, 5 vnbi-). [OE. ymb(e) hw{iacu}le: see umbe prep. and while n. Cf. umwhile.] 1. After a time.971 Blickling Hom. 217 Þa wæs ymb hwile, ða ᵹefelde he þæt se deada man his leomu ealle astyrede. a 1225 Leg. Kath. 12 Weox umbe hwile [Royal M...
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umbwhile
† umbwhile, adv. Obs. = umbewhile adv. 2.1393 Langl. P. Pl. C. vii. 396 Bargeynes and beuereges by-gunne to aryse, And setyn so til euesong rang and songe vmbwhyle [v.r. vmbwyle, vmbwhile].
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umquhile
umquhile, umwhile, adv. and a. Now only arch. (ˈʌmhwaɪl) Forms: α. 2 um-wile, 4–5, 7–9 umwhile (4 homwill), 4, 6 umwhyle. β. north. 4–5 umquile (umquil, 4 umquille), vmqwhyle; Sc. 5 umqwhile (9 umquwhile), 5– umquhile (5–6 wmquhile), 5–7 umquhyle (5 wmquhyle, vm-, wmqwhyle); 5 umquhil, 5–7 umquhill ...
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umbe
† umbe, prep. and adv. Obs. Forms: 1–2 ymbe (imbe), 1–5 umbe (3 ummbe), 3–4 umben; 5 umb. [Partly (1) OE. ymbe (with equivalent forms in the other Germanic languages; see below), whence southern ME. ümbe (see also embe prep.); partly (2) an adoption of ON. umb (earlier form of um; cf. um- and umb-),...
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