whyle

English

Conjunction

whyle

  1. Obsolete spelling of while.

Middle English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old English hwīl, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu, from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō. The final vowel is generalised from the Old English oblique forms.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈhwiːl(ə)/

Noun

whyle (plural whyles)

  1. while

Descendants

  • English: while
  • Scots: while
  • Yola: while

References

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