"somewhile" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈsʌmʍaɪl/, /ˈsʌmwaɪl/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-somewhile.wav Forms: somwhile [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle English summehwile, summewile, sumwile, equivalent to some + while. Compare Dutch somwijlen (“sometimes”). Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|summehwile}} Middle English summehwile, {{compound|en|some|while}} some + while, {{cog|nl|somwijlen||sometimes}} Dutch somwijlen (“sometimes”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} somewhile (not comparable)
  1. Sometimes; from time to time; at times Tags: not-comparable, poetic
    Sense id: en-somewhile-en-adv-ncK6BX6N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
  2. At a certain time; at one time; for a non-defined length of time Tags: not-comparable, poetic
    Sense id: en-somewhile-en-adv-ZA9kOp1Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 52 48 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 52 48
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: somewhiles Coordinate_terms: otherwhile
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