umquhile

Scots

Adverb

umquhile (not comparable)

(archaic) formerly

Adjective

umquhile (not comparable)

(archaic) erstwhile, former
(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.

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