umquhile

Scots

Etymology

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Adverb

umquhile (not comparable)

1. (archaic) formerly

Adjective

umquhile (not comparable)

1. (archaic) erstwhile, former
2. (archaic, literary) deceased, late

Alternative forms

• umwhile

References

• “Umquhile, adv., adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.