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.
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
whiles — [hwīlz, wīlz] adv. [ME < while (see WHILE) + adv. gen. s] Chiefly Scot. SOMETIMES conj. Now Chiefly Dial. WHILE … English World dictionary
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
whiles — be·tween·whiles; whiles; … English syllables
whiles — North Country (Newcastle) Words sometimes: it rains whiles … English dialects glossary
whiles — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, from while + s, adverb suffix more at whence Date: 12th century archaic while II. adverb Date: 15th century chiefly Scottish sometimes … New Collegiate Dictionary
whiles — /hwuylz, wuylz/, adv. 1. Chiefly Scot. at times. 2. Obs. in the meantime. conj. 3. Archaic. while. [1175 1225; ME; see WHILE, S1] * * * … Universalium
whiles — conjunction /waɪlz/ while … Wiktionary
whiles — hwaɪl /w n. time; period of time; short time; few moments; effort v. spend time; pass time prep. until (Archaic) conj. during, at the same time as; as long as; despite; if … English contemporary dictionary
whiles — conjunction archaic form of while. Origin ME: orig. in adverbs such as somewhiles formerly , otherwhiles at times … English new terms dictionary
