þa hwile þe

== Old English == === Etymology === Literally "for the time that...", using the accusative of duration. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θɑː ˈxwiː.le θe/, [θɑː ˈʍiː.le θe] === Conjunction === þā hwīle þe while "Gospel of Saint John", chapter 9, verse 4 c. 995, Ælfric, Extracts on Grammar in English as long as late 9th century, King Alfred's translation of The Consolation of Philosophy