The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of
some majored troubadour. --Sir. W.
Scott.
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2. sometimes; at times. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.
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{The whiles}. See under {While}, n. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
The whiles — While While, n. [AS. hw[=i]l; akin to OS. hw[=i]l, hw[=i]la, OFries. hw[=i]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. w[=i]la, hw[=i]la, hw[=i]l, Icel. hv[=i]la a bed, hv[=i]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whiles — Whiles, adv. [See {While}, n., and { wards}.] 1. Meanwhile; meantime. [R.] [1913 Webster] The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour. Sir. W. Scott. [1913 Webster] 2. sometimes; at times. [Scot.] Sir W. Scott.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The while — While While, n. [AS. hw[=i]l; akin to OS. hw[=i]l, hw[=i]la, OFries. hw[=i]le, D. wigl, G. weile, OHG. w[=i]la, hw[=i]la, hw[=i]l, Icel. hv[=i]la a bed, hv[=i]ld rest, Sw. hvila, Dan. hvile, Goth. hweila a time, and probably to L. quietus quiet,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whiles — Whiles, conj. During the time that; while. [Archaic] Chaucer. Fuller. [1913 Webster] Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him. Matt. v. 25. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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Whiles — Recorded in many spellings including While, Whiles, Willas, Wiles, Willes, Wills, Willys, Williss, Willos and Wileson, this is an English patronymic surname. It is however arguably of early Germanic or Anglo Saxon pre 7th century origins deriving … Surnames reference
The four Orders — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Orders four — Order Or der, n. [OE. ordre, F. ordre, fr. L. ordo, ordinis. Cf. {Ordain}, {Ordinal}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Regular arrangement; any methodical or established succession or harmonious relation; method; system; as: (a) Of material things, like the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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The whilst — Whilst Whilst, adv. [From {Whiles}; cf. {Amongst}.] While. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Whilst the emperor lay at Antioch. Gibbon. [1913 Webster] {The whilst}, in the meantime; while. [Archaic.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
