umbestounde

Middle English

Alternative forms

• umbe stunde, umbestunde, umbe stonde, unbestounde, umbstont, umbe-stounde
• umbestount (Scotland)

Etymology

From Old English ymbe stunde, from ymbe (“around, about, by, upon, at”) + stunde, accusative of stund (“time, while, hour”).

Adverb

umbestounde (not comparable)

1. at times; from time to time; sometimes
2. frequently, often
3. after a (short) time; after a while

Derived terms

• umbestoundes

Related terms

• umstount