whilend
English
adj
Definitions
- (obsolete) Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English whilende inherited from Old English hwīlende compound from English while + English wending.
Origin
English
wending
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwhile English
- erewhile English
- erstwhile English
- handwhile English
- meanwhile English
- nowhile English
- otherwhile English
- somewhile English
- therewhile English
- umwhile English
- wending English
- while English
- whilemeal English
- whilere English
- whiles English
- whilst English
- worthwhile English
- hwīl Old English
- hwīlende Old English
- whilende Middle English
- while-løkke Danish