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stoundmeal en · ADJ

Etymology

From Middle English stoundmele, stoundemele, from Old English stundmǣlum (“at times”), from stund (“stound, space of time”) + mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl (“a time”), equivalent to stound + -meal. More at stound, meal.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Occurring at times or intervals.

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stoundmeal en · ADV

Etymology

From Middle English stoundmele, stoundemele, from Old English stundmǣlum (“at times”), from stund (“stound, space of time”) + mǣlum, dative plural of mǣl (“a time”), equivalent to stound + -meal. More at stound, meal.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, obsolete) At times; at intervals
  2. (not-comparable, obsolete) Moment by moment, or from moment to moment.