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Scots
Etymology
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Adverb
umquhile (not comparable)
- (archaic) formerly
Adjective
umquhile (not comparable)
- (archaic) erstwhile, former
- (archaic, literary) deceased, late
References
- “Umquhile, adv., adj.”, in The Dictionary of the Scots Language, Edinburgh: Scottish Language Dictionaries, 2004–present, →OCLC, reproduced from W Grant and D D. Murison, editors, The Scottish National Dictionary, Edinburgh: Scottish National Dictionary Association, 1931–1976, →OCLC.