Old English · adverb
ane hwile
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈɑː.ne ˈxwiː.le/[ˈɑː.ne ˈʍiː.le]
- Syllables
- ˈɑː · ne · ˈxwiː · le (4 syllables)
Meaning
awhile, for a while
æþelinges dēað · āne hwīle, rēone berēotan.
The weary women wished to bemoan atheling’s death with weeping for a while, to bewail with mourning.
Woldan wēriġu wīf · wōpe bimǣnan
Descendants
awhile
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