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whilend en · ADJ

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.

Meanings

  1. (obsolete) Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.

Forms

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most whilend Degree=Sup lexicographic