"whiles" meaning in Scots

See whiles in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /ʍəilz/
Rhymes: -əilz Head templates: {{head|sco|adverb}} whiles
  1. Sometimes
    Sense id: en-whiles-sco-adv-W8oOPaBi Categories (other): Scots entries with incorrect language header

Download JSON data for whiles meaning in Scots (0.6kB)

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      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Whiles thay gang tae the strand, but maistly tae the bens- Sometimes they go to the beach, but mostly to the mountains"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
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        }
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