somewise

American  

[suhm-wahyz] / ˈsʌmˌwaɪz /

adverb

Archaic.

1. by some means; somehow.

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somewise British  

/ ˈsʌmˌwaɪz /

adverb

1. in some way or to some degree; somehow (archaic, except in the phrase in somewise )

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Etymology

Origin of somewise

late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at some, wise ²

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

somewise

And the midmost tree I put something more forward than the next; and so, until that which did be the front was shaped somewise like to the bow of a ship.

From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson

"Let us do what is needful, bow to the right, and in somewise forsake the wrong, and mend where we have broken."

From Our Catholic Heritage in English Literature of Pre-Conquest Days by Emily Hickey

Ah, Heaven be willing That you think of me somewise.

From The Tempers by William Carlos Williams

And this thing I have said somewise before this time.

From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson

And I to think that Country did be somewise as the Olden Time renewed; but truly we to look upon early things with new eyes.

From The Night Land by William Hope Hodgson

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