"whilom" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˈwaɪləm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwaɪləm/ [General-American], /ˈʍaɪ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whilom.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”) [and other forms], from Old English hwīlum, hwīlan, hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, the dative plural of *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”). The Oxford English Dictionary regards adverb sense 2.2 (“for some time that has passed”) as “aberrant”. cognates * Old High German hwīlōn (Middle High German wīlen, wīlent, German weiland (“at one time, formerly”)) * Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”) (Middle Dutch wilen, Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”)) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|whilom|t=(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while}} Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”), {{nb...|quilum, whileme, whilen, whilene, whilome, whilon, whilum, whilumm, whylom, whylome, whylon, whylum, (Kent) hwilem, wilem, (Scotland) qhilom, quhilom, quhilum, quhylum, qwhilom, qwhilum, qwhylum, qwylum, (Southwest England) ʒwilene, ʒwuilene, (Early Middle English) hwilan, hwilem, hwilen, hwilon, hwilum, hwylem, hwylen, wilen, wylem, ȝwilene|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{inh|en|ang|hwīlum}} Old English hwīlum, {{m|ang|hwīlan}} hwīlan, {{m|ang|hwīlon|t=at one time, once; sometimes}} hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hwīlum}} Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, {{glossary|dative}} dative, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{m|gmw-pro|*hwīlu|t=period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause}} *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hwīlō|t=period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause}} Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-|t=to rest; peace, rest}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”), {{cog|goh|hwīlōn}} Old High German hwīlōn, {{cog|gmh|wīlen}} Middle High German wīlen, {{m|gmh|wīlent}} wīlent, {{cog|de|weiland|t=at one time, formerly}} German weiland (“at one time, formerly”), {{cog|osx|hwīlon|t=sometimes}} Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”), {{cog|dum|wilen}} Middle Dutch wilen, {{cog|gml|wilen|t=at one time, formerly}} Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), {{cog|nl|wijlen|t=deceased, late}} Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} whilom (not comparable)
  1. (archaic except literary) At some time in the past; former, sometime. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: erstwhile, quondam, former
    Sense id: en-whilom-en-adj-GXKE6BA~ Disambiguation of Time: 20 3 19 6 14 20 19 Categories (other): British English Disambiguation of British English: 29 4 11 13 19 20 4
  2. (obsolete) Of a person: deceased, late. Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms: dead
    Sense id: en-whilom-en-adj-NBlhDkEp
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whilome [obsolete]

Adverb [English]

IPA: /ˈwaɪləm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwaɪləm/ [General-American], /ˈʍaɪ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whilom.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: From Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”) [and other forms], from Old English hwīlum, hwīlan, hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, the dative plural of *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”). The Oxford English Dictionary regards adverb sense 2.2 (“for some time that has passed”) as “aberrant”. cognates * Old High German hwīlōn (Middle High German wīlen, wīlent, German weiland (“at one time, formerly”)) * Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”) (Middle Dutch wilen, Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”)) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|whilom|t=(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while}} Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”), {{nb...|quilum, whileme, whilen, whilene, whilome, whilon, whilum, whilumm, whylom, whylome, whylon, whylum, (Kent) hwilem, wilem, (Scotland) qhilom, quhilom, quhilum, quhylum, qwhilom, qwhilum, qwhylum, qwylum, (Southwest England) ʒwilene, ʒwuilene, (Early Middle English) hwilan, hwilem, hwilen, hwilon, hwilum, hwylem, hwylen, wilen, wylem, ȝwilene|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{inh|en|ang|hwīlum}} Old English hwīlum, {{m|ang|hwīlan}} hwīlan, {{m|ang|hwīlon|t=at one time, once; sometimes}} hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hwīlum}} Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, {{glossary|dative}} dative, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{m|gmw-pro|*hwīlu|t=period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause}} *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hwīlō|t=period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause}} Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-|t=to rest; peace, rest}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”), {{cog|goh|hwīlōn}} Old High German hwīlōn, {{cog|gmh|wīlen}} Middle High German wīlen, {{m|gmh|wīlent}} wīlent, {{cog|de|weiland|t=at one time, formerly}} German weiland (“at one time, formerly”), {{cog|osx|hwīlon|t=sometimes}} Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”), {{cog|dum|wilen}} Middle Dutch wilen, {{cog|gml|wilen|t=at one time, formerly}} Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), {{cog|nl|wijlen|t=deceased, late}} Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} whilom (not comparable)
  1. (archaic except literary) At some time in the past; formerly, once upon a time. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: formerly
    Sense id: en-whilom-en-adv-qbq0YKE2 Disambiguation of Time: 20 3 19 6 14 20 19
  2. (obsolete)
    At times, on occasion, sometimes.
    Tags: not-comparable, obsolete Synonyms: occasionally
    Sense id: en-whilom-en-adv-lk5GgmLb
  3. (obsolete)
    (rare) Preceded by of or this: for some time that has passed.
    Tags: not-comparable, obsolete, rare Categories (topical): Time
    Sense id: en-whilom-en-adv-1OLJPG-H Disambiguation of Time: 20 3 19 6 14 20 19 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms containing fossilized case endings Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 18 2 2 25 32 17 5 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 19 2 5 21 29 15 9 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 20 3 6 19 26 15 11 Disambiguation of English terms containing fossilized case endings: 19 3 5 22 29 16 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whilome [obsolete]

Conjunction [English]

IPA: /ˈwaɪləm/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwaɪləm/ [General-American], /ˈʍaɪ-/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whilom.wav [Southern-England] Forms: except British [archaic]
Etymology: From Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”) [and other forms], from Old English hwīlum, hwīlan, hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, the dative plural of *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”). The Oxford English Dictionary regards adverb sense 2.2 (“for some time that has passed”) as “aberrant”. cognates * Old High German hwīlōn (Middle High German wīlen, wīlent, German weiland (“at one time, formerly”)) * Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”) (Middle Dutch wilen, Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”)) Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-}}, {{inh|en|enm|whilom|t=(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while}} Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”), {{nb...|quilum, whileme, whilen, whilene, whilome, whilon, whilum, whilumm, whylom, whylome, whylon, whylum, (Kent) hwilem, wilem, (Scotland) qhilom, quhilom, quhilum, quhylum, qwhilom, qwhilum, qwhylum, qwylum, (Southwest England) ʒwilene, ʒwuilene, (Early Middle English) hwilan, hwilem, hwilen, hwilon, hwilum, hwylem, hwylen, wilen, wylem, ȝwilene|otherforms=1}} [and other forms], {{inh|en|ang|hwīlum}} Old English hwīlum, {{m|ang|hwīlan}} hwīlan, {{m|ang|hwīlon|t=at one time, once; sometimes}} hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), {{inh|en|gmw-pro|*hwīlum}} Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, {{glossary|dative}} dative, {{glossary|plural}} plural, {{m|gmw-pro|*hwīlu|t=period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause}} *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), {{inh|en|gem-pro|*hwīlō|t=period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause}} Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), {{inh|en|ine-pro|*kʷyeh₁-|t=to rest; peace, rest}} Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”), {{cog|goh|hwīlōn}} Old High German hwīlōn, {{cog|gmh|wīlen}} Middle High German wīlen, {{m|gmh|wīlent}} wīlent, {{cog|de|weiland|t=at one time, formerly}} German weiland (“at one time, formerly”), {{cog|osx|hwīlon|t=sometimes}} Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”), {{cog|dum|wilen}} Middle Dutch wilen, {{cog|gml|wilen|t=at one time, formerly}} Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), {{cog|nl|wijlen|t=deceased, late}} Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”) Head templates: {{en-con}} whilom
  1. During the same time that; while. Tags: dialectal, literary Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: while
    Sense id: en-whilom-en-conj-P45SPdVd Disambiguation of Time: 20 3 19 6 14 20 19
  2. Up to the time that; till, until. Tags: dialectal, literary Categories (topical): Time Synonyms: until
    Sense id: en-whilom-en-conj-ks6xLObr Disambiguation of Time: 20 3 19 6 14 20 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: whilome [obsolete]

Alternative forms

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        "2": "wilen"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Dutch wilen",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "gml",
        "2": "wilen",
        "t": "at one time, formerly"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”)",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "nl",
        "2": "wijlen",
        "t": "deceased, late"
      },
      "expansion": "Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”)",
      "name": "cog"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English whilom (“(adverb) at one time, formerly, once; once upon a time; at times, sometimes; at a future time; (conjunction) while”) [and other forms], from Old English hwīlum, hwīlan, hwīlon (“at one time, once; sometimes”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, the dative plural of *hwīlu (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Germanic *hwīlō (“period of time, time, while; period of rest, pause”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”).\nThe Oxford English Dictionary regards adverb sense 2.2 (“for some time that has passed”) as “aberrant”.\ncognates\n* Old High German hwīlōn (Middle High German wīlen, wīlent, German weiland (“at one time, formerly”))\n* Old Saxon hwīlon (“sometimes”) (Middle Dutch wilen, Middle Low German wilen (“at one time, formerly”), Dutch wijlen (“deceased, late”))",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "except British",
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "whilom",
      "name": "en-con"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": [
    "whil‧om"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "conj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "During the same time that; while."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "During",
          "during"
        ],
        [
          "same",
          "same#Adjective"
        ],
        [
          "time",
          "time#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "while",
          "while#Conjunction"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "while"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "literary"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Up to the time that; till, until."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "till",
          "till#Conjunction"
        ],
        [
          "until",
          "until"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "until"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "dialectal",
        "literary"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaɪləm/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwaɪləm/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈʍaɪ-/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whilom.wav",
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      "tags": [
        "Southern-England"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (Southern England)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ],
      "word": "whilome"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Oxford English Dictionary"
  ],
  "word": "whilom"
}

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