adv. Obs. Forms: 3 vmbe stunde, umbestunde, 4 vmbesto(u)nde, 5 Sc. vmbestount. [OE. ymbe (embe) stunde: see UMBE prep. and STOUND sb.1] a. At times; sometimes. b. After a (short) time.

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[993.  Battle of Maldon, 271. Æfre embe stunde he sealde sume wunde.]

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c. 1205.  Lay., 11969. Þa vmbe stunde ne sæȝe heo noht of londe.

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a. 1225.  Ancr. R., 344. Ich am of-dred leste I go driuinde oðerhwules to swuðe uorðward upe fole þouhtes, and fule umbestunde.

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a. 1300.  Havelok, 2297. He is birkabeynes sone, Þe king þat was vmbe stonde wone For to yeme [us] and wel were.

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13[?].  E. E. Allit. P., C. 122. O Folez in folk felez oþer whyle, & vnderstondes vmbestounde,… Hope ȝe þat he heres not þat eres alle made?

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1375.  Barbour, Bruce, VII. 398. The kyng … Wes in Carrik, quhar vmbestount He vald vend vith his men till hount.

7

  So † Umbestounds adv. Obs.

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13[?].  E. E. Allit. P., C. 7. Þen is better to abyde þe bur vmbe-stoundes, Þen ay þrow forth my þro, þaȝ me þynk ylle.

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