towhiles

Middle English

Alternative forms

towhyles, towhils, towhyls, towhilis, towhylis, towhilys, towhylys, towiles, towyles, to whiles, to whyles, to whils, to whyls, to whilis, to whylis, to whilys, to whylys, to wiles, to wyles, toquils, toquilis, toquilist, toquilest, to quils, to quilis, to quilist, to quilest

Etymology

Likely from to- +‎ whiles.

Conjunction

towhiles

For as long as; during the time that; while

Adverb

towhiles

In the meantime; meanwhile.

Synonyms

towhile

Descendants

English: to-whiles

References

“tọ̄̆whīles (conj.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 April 2018.
“tọ̄̆whīles (adv.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 April 2018.

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