wijlen

Dutch

Pronunciation

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  • Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən

Etymology 1

From Middle Dutch wilen, from Old Dutch wīlon, dative plural of wīla (“while”). Cognate with English whilom.

Adjective

wijlen (not comparable)

  1. late, deceased
Inflection
Inflection of wijlen
uninflected wijlen
inflected wijlen
comparative —
positive
predicative/adverbial wijlen
indefinite m./f. sing. wijlen
n. sing. wijlen
plural wijlen
definite wijlen
partitive —

Etymology 2

Noun

wijlen

  1. Plural form of wijl (“brief period of time”)

Noun

wijlen

  1. Plural form of wijl (“veil”)
  2. Plural form of wijle (“veil”)

Middle Dutch

Adverb

wijlen

  1. Alternative spelling of wilen
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