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English
Etymology
From Middle English whilende, whilwende, from Old English hwīlende, hwīlwende (“transitory, temporary, temporal”), from hwīl (“time, while”) + -wende (“moving, going about, turning”, suffix), equivalent to while + wending.
Adjective
whilend (comparative more whilend, superlative most whilend)
- (obsolete) Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.
References
“whilend”, in The Century Dictionary , New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.