hwil

Old English

Alternative forms

hƿil

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwīlō, from Proto-Indo-European. Cognate with Old High German wīla (German Weile), Old Saxon hwīla (Middle Low German wîl), Dutch wijl, Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕwila), Old Norse hvíla (Swedish vila). Cognate with Albanian sillë (“breakfast, farmer's food”) and the second element of Latin tranquillus.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʍiːl/

Noun

hwīl f (nominative plural hwīle or hwīla)

while, period of time

Declension

Declension of hwil (strong ō-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
nominative	hwīl	hwīla, hwīle
accusative	hwīle	hwīla, hwīle
genitive	hwīle	hwīla
dative	hwīle	hwīlum

Descendants

English: while

References

Bosworth-Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary

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