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Old English
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, dative plural of hwīl.
Pronunciation
Adverb
hwīlum
- sometimes
10th century, Exeter Book Riddle 24:Iċ eom wunderliċu wiht, wrǣsne mīne stefne, hwīlum beorce swā hund, hwīlum blǣte swā gāt, hwīlum grǣde swā gōs, hwīlum ġielle swā hafoc,…- I am a wonderful thing, change my voice, sometimes bark like a hound, sometimes bleat like a goat, sometimes cry like a goose, sometimes yell like a hawk,…
- once (at some point in the past)
10th century, The Wanderer:honda ond hēafod, · swā hē hwīlum ǣr
in ġeārdagum · ġiefstōlas brēac.- hands and head, like he once before,
in days of yore, enjoyed gifts of throne.
Descendants