Etymology

An old dative plural, ultimately related to Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle Dutch terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#WILEN *hwīlu (“period of time, rest, while”) and cognate with Old English hwīlum, English whilom.

Adverb

wilenCategory:Middle Dutch lemmas#WILENCategory:Middle Dutch adverbs#WILENCategory:Middle Dutch entries with incorrect language header#WILENCategory:Pages with entries#WILENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#WILEN

1. before, in the past
2. once, at one time in the past
3. late, deceased
4. formerly

Further reading

• “wilen”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
• Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929), “wilen (II)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, →ISBN, page II

Alternative forms

• wīlent

Etymology

From Old High GermanCategory:Middle High German terms inherited from Old High German#WILENCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Old High German#WILEN wīlūn, wīlōm, ultimately from the instrumental or dative plural of Proto-West GermanicCategory:Middle High German terms derived from Proto-West Germanic#WILEN *hwīlu. Cognate with English whilom, Dutch wijlen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (before 13^th CE) /ˈwiːlən/Category:Middle High German terms with IPA pronunciation#WILEN

Adverb

wīlenCategory:Middle High German lemmas#WILENCategory:Middle High German adverbs#WILENCategory:Middle High German entries with incorrect language header#WILENCategory:Pages with entries#WILENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#WILEN

1. formerly
2. sometimes

References

• Benecke, Georg Friedrich; Müller, Wilhelm; Zarncke, Friedrich (1863), “wîlen”, in Mittelhochdeutsches Wörterbuch: mit Benutzung des Nachlasses von Benecke, Stuttgart: S. Hirzel

Noun

wilenCategory:Mokilese non-lemma forms#WILENCategory:Mokilese noun forms#WILENCategory:Mokilese entries with incorrect language header#WILENCategory:Pages with entries#WILENCategory:Pages with 3 entries#WILEN

1. construct state of wil