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Quhilumis, adv. Also: quhylum(m)is, -omis; quhillumys, quhyllumis, whylloms. [Only Sc.; cf. Quhilis. Also in the later Sc. dial.] Sometimes. = Quhilum adv. 1. a1500 Bernardus 219.
Gef quhillumys pleseis ioculatoris, my dere, Fenȝe thé thar fantasy to here 1528 Lynd. Dreme 410.
Quhowbeit that, sumtyme, scho is chengeabyll, … Quhylummis, rycht plesand [etc.] a1538 Abell 124b.
Thai will wex thare husband & caus him quhilumis to do it at before he wes clene of a1568 Bann. MS 135a/30.
A man mekle of speiche Quhylomis [Maitl. F. sum tyme] mon lie Ib. 135b/70.
Quhylumis a1578 Pitsc. II 103/22 (see Quhilis adv. 1 (1)).
Quhylomis a1605 Montg. Flyt. 508 (T).
Quhyllumis [H. whylloms] ?1549 Monro W. Isles (Balfour MS) fol. 17b.
By thesse ther is wther 3 loches not eiuell quhylomis for take of heringes
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