whilere

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English whil er, whileere [and other forms], whilom er (“some while ago or before, formerly”), from Old English hwīle ǣr, hwīlum ǣr, from hwīle (accusative singular of hwīl), hwīlum (“at some time in the past, once; sometimes”) (dative plural of hwīl (“period of time, a while”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kʷyeh₁- (“to rest; peace, rest”)) + ǣr (“before”) (ultimately from Proto-Germanic *airiz (“before, earlier”)). The English word is analysable as while +‎ ere. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ʍaɪˈlɛː/, /waɪ-/ (General American) IPA(key): /ʍaɪˈleɹ/, /waɪ-/ Hyphenation: whil‧ere === Adverb === whilere (not comparable) (archaic) A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously. Synonyms: erewhile, erstwhile; see also Thesaurus:formerly Antonyms: see Thesaurus:currently, Thesaurus:subsequently ==== Alternative forms ==== while-ere ==== Translations ==== === References ===