"wilen" meaning in Middle Dutch

See wilen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

Etymology: An old dative plural, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu (“period of time, rest, while”) and cognate with Old English hwīlum, English whilom. Etymology templates: {{der|dum|gmw-pro|*hwīlu|t=period of time, rest, while}} Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu (“period of time, rest, while”), {{cog|ang|hwīlum}} Old English hwīlum, {{cog|en|whilom}} English whilom Head templates: {{head|dum|adverb|head=}} wilen, {{dum-adv}} wilen
  1. before, in the past
    Sense id: en-wilen-dum-adv-bQ2tzgYa
  2. once, at one time in the past
    Sense id: en-wilen-dum-adv-YmPOW2vb Categories (other): Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header: 5 89 6 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 6 90 4 0 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 3 94 2 0
  3. late, deceased
    Sense id: en-wilen-dum-adv-98wSiuxA
  4. formerly
    Sense id: en-wilen-dum-adv-U5l1MgJx
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: wilenêer

Alternative forms

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