whilere
Meanings
Adv
- A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.
Origin / 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.
Synonyms
afore, aforehand, already, antecedently, at one time, before, beforehand, beforetime, ere, erenow, erewhile, erstwhile, erstwhiles, foretime, formerly, in advance, in the past, late, once, precedently, previously, sometime, sometimes, therebefore, while, whilere, whilom, yestertide, yestertime, yet
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 13
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