Middle English Dictionary Entry
tọ̄̆whīle adv.
Entry Info
| Forms | tọ̄̆whīle adv. Also (N & NWM) toquile. |
| Etymology | Prob. from tọ̄̆ prep. & whīl(e n.; also cp. OE tō hwīle phr. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
Meanwhile, in the meantime.
Associated quotations
- a1400 Cursor (Frf 14)4985 : To quile an of þer ten..dwelle in ostage here wiþ me tille þe ȝongest commyn be.
- a1400 Cursor (Phys-E)22060 : An angel..To þe dragune suiþ he wanne..And in þat pitte him sperid faste, To-quile a thusande gier to laste.