umquhile

Scots

Adverb

umquhile (not comparable)

(archaic) formerly

Adjective

umquhile (not comparable)

(archaic) erstwhile, former
(archaic, literary) deceased, late

References

“Umquhile, adv., adj.” in W[illiam] Grant and D[avid] D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, OCLC 847228655; reproduced on The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–, OCLC 57069714.

Alternative forms

umwhile

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