whilest

English

Etymology 1

From whiles +‎ -t.

Conjunction

whilest

  1. Obsolete form of whilst.

Etymology 2

From while +‎ -est.

Verb

whilest

  1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of while
    • 1843, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, The Spanish Student, II, iv:
      I imagine nothing;
      I see how ’t is thou whilest the time away
      When I am gone!

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