Middle English Dictionary Entry
tọ̄̆whīle conj.
Entry Info
| Forms | tọ̄̆whīle conj. |
| Etymology | From tọ̄̆whīle adv. or tọ̄̆ prep. & whīl(e n. |
Definitions (Senses and Subsenses)
1.
For as long as (one does sth.), while; ~ that.
Associated quotations
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.71 : To while þat he was fresch, þei fond him fulle austere.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.271 : To while our men were out, for to make the pes, Men of armes stout þe kyng to Gascoyn ches.
- ?a1400(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.2 (Petyt 511)p.286 : No kirke..Ne do to non seruise, towhile þat he mot lyue, Without þe pape's leue.
- a1450(a1338) Mannyng Chron.Pt.1 (Lamb 131)4141 : To whyle þe kyng & his cosyns In loue loken ar þer lynes, Richesse þey hadde ynow to wylle.