whilend

English

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.

Adjective

whilend (comparative more whilend, superlative most whilend)

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

References

whilend in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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