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First published 2002 (DOST Vol. XI).
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Quotation dates: 1375
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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
