umwhile

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English umwhile, umwhyle, umbewhile, from the phrase umbe while (literally “at times, at some time”). Analyzable as um- +‎ while. More at while. === Adjective === umwhile (not comparable) (obsolete outside dialects, chiefly Scotland) Erstwhile; late; former. === Adverb === umwhile (not comparable) (obsolete outside dialects, chiefly Scotland) Formerly; late; whilom. == Scots == === Alternative forms === umquhile === Etymology === um- +‎ while === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʌmʍəil] === Adverb === umwhile (not comparable) formerly === Adjective === umwhile (not comparable) (archaic) erstwhile, former, late, deceased