Old English edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-West Germanic *hwīlum, dative plural of hwīl.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈxwiː.lum/, [ˈʍiː.lum]

Adverb edit

hwīlum

  1. sometimes
  2. once (at some point in the past)

Descendants edit

  • English: whilom