Etymology

untimely

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Middle English untymely
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromuntymely
  2. English todayuntimely

From Middle English untymely (also earlier untimliche), equivalent to un- + timely. First attested in the early 13th century. Compare Middle Danish utimelig, Old English untídlic (“unseasonable”).

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