somewhile
English
/ˈsʌmʍaɪl/
adv
Definitions
- Sometimes; at one time or another; from time to time; at times
- For a while; at one time; for a time
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English summehwile compound from English some (body) + English while.
Origin
English
while
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afterwhile English
- erewhile English
- erstwhile English
- handwhile English
- macrosome English
- meanwhile English
- nowhile English
- othersome English
- otherwhile English
- some English
- somebody English
- someday English
- somedays English
- somedeal English
- someplace English
- somesuch English
- something English
- sometime English
- someway English
- someways English
- somewhat English
- somewhence English
- somewhere English
- somewhiles English
- somewhither English
- somewhy English
- therewhile English
- umwhile English
- while English
- whilemeal English
- whilend English
- whilere English
- whiles English
- whilst English
- worthwhile English
- hwīl Old English
- some Middle English
- somwhiles Middle English
- summehwile Middle English
- while-løkke Danish
- sampela Tok Pisin
- samfala Pijin
- some
- while
- whiles
- whilst
- umwhile
- somewhy
- someway
- nowhile
- whilend
- someday
- whilere
- somewhat
- someways
- sometime
- somedays
- somedeal
- erewhile
- somesuch
- somebody
- othersome
- meanwhile
- whilemeal
- handwhile
- someplace
- macrosome
- erstwhile
- somewhere
- something
- somewhence
- worthwhile
- somewhiles
- otherwhile
- afterwhile
- therewhile
- somewhither