hwil

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Cornish

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hwilen

Etymology

From Middle Cornish whyl, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *swey- (“to turn, bend”). Cognate with Breton c'hwil and Welsh chwilen, chwil.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʍil/

Noun

hwil m (plural hwiles)

beetle

Derived terms

hwil bleus bleujen (“pollen beetle”)
hwil du (“cockroach”)
hwil gemm (“jewel beetle”)
hwil hirgorn (“longhorn”)
hwil hwannen betys (“beet flea beetles”)
hwil hwynn (“flea beetle”)
hwil knia (“cockchafer”)
hwil tan (“moped”)
hwilen (“weevil”)
hwilgogh (“cochineal”)

References

^ R. J. Thomas, G. A. Bevan, P. J. Donovan, A. Hawke et al., editors (1950–present), “chwil”, in Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru Online (in Welsh), University of Wales Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies

Old English

Alternative forms

huīl

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu. Cognate with Old Frisian hwīle, Old Saxon hwīla, Old High German wīla, Old Norse hvíla, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xwiːl/,

Noun

hwīl f

while, period of time
sume hwīle ― for a while

lȳtle hwīle ― for a little while

ealle hwīle ― the whole time

Declension

Strong ō-stem:

	singular	plural
nominative	hwīl	hwīla, hwīle
accusative	hwīle	hwīla, hwīle
genitive	hwīle	hwīla
dative	hwīle	hwīlum

Derived terms

ǣmethwīl (“free time”)
bearhtmhwīl (“moment”)
beorhthwīl (“glance”)
ealle hwīle
handhwīl (“moment”)
hwīlstyċċe (“fragment of time”)
hwīlum (“sometimes”)
hwīlwende (“temporary”)
nūhwīlum (“nowadays”)
þā hwīle þe (“while”) (conjunction)

Descendants

Middle English: whyle, while, hwile, qhyle, wile
- English: while
- Scots: while
- Yola: while

References

Joseph Bosworth, T. Northcote Toller (1898) “HWÍL”, in An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, second edition, Oxford: Oxford University Press.

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