Show Search Results Show Browse
A Dictionary of the Older Scottish Tongue (up to 1700)
Hide Quotations Hide Etymology
About this entry:
First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
This entry has not been updated since then but may contain minor corrections and revisions.
Umbestount, adv. [ME vmbe stunde (Layamon), vmbestounde (14th c.), OE embe stunde.] At times, from time to time. — 1375 Barb. vii 398 (C).
In Carrik quhar vmbestount [E. quhar he wes wont] He vald vend vith his men till hount
You may wish to vary the format shown below depending on the citation style used.
"Umbestount adv.". Dictionary of the Scots Language. 2004. Scottish Language Dictionaries Ltd. Accessed 28 Mar 2024 <http://www.dsl.ac.uk/entry/dost/umbestount>