† umbewhileadv.

Forms: Also Middle English umbe hwile, Middle English vmbywhile (Middle English unbe-, Middle English vnbi-).

Etymology: Old English ymb(e) hwíle: see umbe prep. and while n. Compare umwhile (see umquhile adv. and adj.).

Obsolete.

1. After a time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > presently

umbewhile971

umbestoundc1275

in spacec1400

presentlya1566

971 Blickling Hom. 217 Þa wæs ymb hwile, ða gefelde he þæt se deada man his leomu ealle astyrede.

a1225 Leg. Kath. 12 Weox umbe hwile [Royal MS. umbe hwiles] wreððe ham bitweonen.

2. At times; sometimes.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > sometimes or occasionally

whiloma900

whilea1000

stoundmealc1000

stundumOE

otherwhileOE

umquhile1154

with and withc1175

by stoundsa1225

otherwhilesc1225

umbestound?c1225

umbewhilec1230

then and thenc1275

sometime…sometime1297

umstounda1300

by while13..

over while13..

sometime1340

umbe throwea1350

at timesa1382

now and again (also anon, eft, now)a1393

umbwhile1393

eftsoona1398

sometimea1400

by sithesc1400

umbestoundsc1400

from time to (formerly unto) time1423

now and (also or) then1445

ever now and nowa1470

when and whenc1470

occasionallya1475

in timesa1500

whiles?a1500

whilomsa1500

sometimes1526

somewhiles1528

at whiles1540

ever now and then1542

a-whiles1546

somewhiles…, somewhiles1547

at sometimes1548

now and thenc1550

ever and anon1558

by occasions1562

on (also upon) occasion1562

as soon…as soon1581

every now and then (also again)1642

by a time1721

once and a while1765

ever and again1788

periodically1825

in spots1851

c1230 Hali Meid. 27 Nawt ane on ende; ah eauer umbehwile.

a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 47 Sleuthe ant Slep mi bedyuer, þat weneþ me vmbe while. Vmbe while y am to wene, when y shal murþes meten.

1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 396 (Laud 656) [They] setyn til euesang range & songe vmbywhile.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	umbewhile
释义	† umbewhileadv. Forms: Also Middle English umbe hwile, Middle English vmbywhile (Middle English unbe-, Middle English vnbi-). Etymology: Old English ymb(e) hwíle: see umbe prep. and while n. Compare umwhile (see umquhile adv. and adj.). Obsolete. 1. After a time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > immediacy > [adverb] > presently umbewhile971 umbestoundc1275 in spacec1400 presentlya1566 971 Blickling Hom. 217 Þa wæs ymb hwile, ða gefelde he þæt se deada man his leomu ealle astyrede. a1225 Leg. Kath. 12 Weox umbe hwile [Royal MS. umbe hwiles] wreððe ham bitweonen. 2. At times; sometimes. ΘΚΠ the world > time > frequency > infrequency > [adverb] > sometimes or occasionally whiloma900 whilea1000 stoundmealc1000 stundumOE otherwhileOE umquhile1154 with and withc1175 by stoundsa1225 otherwhilesc1225 umbestound?c1225 umbewhilec1230 then and thenc1275 sometime…sometime1297 umstounda1300 by while13.. over while13.. sometime1340 umbe throwea1350 at timesa1382 now and again (also anon, eft, now)a1393 umbwhile1393 eftsoona1398 sometimea1400 by sithesc1400 umbestoundsc1400 from time to (formerly unto) time1423 now and (also or) then1445 ever now and nowa1470 when and whenc1470 occasionallya1475 in timesa1500 whiles?a1500 whilomsa1500 sometimes1526 somewhiles1528 at whiles1540 ever now and then1542 a-whiles1546 somewhiles…, somewhiles1547 at sometimes1548 now and thenc1550 ever and anon1558 by occasions1562 on (also upon) occasion1562 as soon…as soon1581 every now and then (also again)1642 by a time1721 once and a while1765 ever and again1788 periodically1825 in spots1851 c1230 Hali Meid. 27 Nawt ane on ende; ah eauer umbehwile. a1350 in G. L. Brook Harley Lyrics (1968) 47 Sleuthe ant Slep mi bedyuer, þat weneþ me vmbe while. Vmbe while y am to wene, when y shal murþes meten. 1393 W. Langland Piers Plowman C. vii. 396 (Laud 656) [They] setyn til euesang range & songe vmbywhile. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1921; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adv.971
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