(a) In spite of the fact that, although; also, however much, however many; (b) in clauses restricting or otherwise qualifying the statement of the main clause: except that; granted that; even though……

As simple adv., in phrase: whanne and whanne, at one time and another, now and then, occasionally; also, in combs.: selde (seldene) whanne, rarely; som whanne [see som-whan adv.]; whilom whanne, in……