somewhileadv.

/ˈsʌmhwʌɪl/

Forms: Middle English sum wile, Middle English sum(e) hwile, Middle English sumwhyle, Middle English–1500s sumwhile; Middle English sumquile, sumquyle, Middle English sumqwile; Middle English somwhyle, 1600s somwhile; Middle English some wile, somewhyle, Middle English–1600s, 1800s somewhile.

Etymology: < some adj.¹ + while n.; compare West Flemish somwijl. In early use frequently written as two words.

Now rare.

†a. At or in some former time; erewhile; formerly. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb]

erea822

fernOE

whileOE

erera1000

whilereOE

onceOE

somewhile1154

whilomc1175

herebeforec1200

somewhilesa1250

yorea1250

orc1275

rather?a1300

erewhilec1305

sometimea1325

sometimec1330

at or in sometime1340

in arrear1340

heretoforea1375

fernyear1377

once upon a timec1380

behinds1382

beforetimea1393

of olda1393

erenow1393

umquhilea1400

erst14..

fornec1400

yore whilec1400

of before1402

late1423

abefore1431

beforetimes1449

whilesc1480

sometime1490

aforrow?a1513

behind1526

quondamc1540

in foretime(s?c1550

erstwhile1569

erstwhiles1569

aleare1581

erewhiles1584

sometimes1597

formerly1599

anciently1624

olim1645

somewhile since1652

quondamly1663

forepassed1664

sometimea1684

backward1691

historically1753

time back1812

had-been1835

when1962

1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) ann. 1137 Sume ieden on ælmes þe waren sum wile rice-men.

c1230 Hali Meid. 5 Syon was sum hwile iclepet þe hehe tur of Ierusalem.

a1400 K. Alis. (W.) 1527 Ther was sum while, over us, A kyng that hette Neptanabus.

a1400–50 Alexander 2994 Þan was an ymage within..Of Sexeres þat sum-quyle þat cite had to welde.

c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 625 Hit is a syngne þat Salamon set sum-quyle.

1591 E. Spenser Ruines of Rome in Complaints 242 These..Pallaces..were shepheards cottages somewhile.

1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 65 That shell which was some-while the continent of so vast treasures of knowledge.

†b. somewhile since adv. some time ago. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb]

erea822

fernOE

whileOE

erera1000

whilereOE

onceOE

somewhile1154

whilomc1175

herebeforec1200

somewhilesa1250

yorea1250

orc1275

rather?a1300

erewhilec1305

sometimea1325

sometimec1330

at or in sometime1340

in arrear1340

heretoforea1375

fernyear1377

once upon a timec1380

behinds1382

beforetimea1393

of olda1393

erenow1393

umquhilea1400

erst14..

fornec1400

yore whilec1400

of before1402

late1423

abefore1431

beforetimes1449

whilesc1480

sometime1490

aforrow?a1513

behind1526

quondamc1540

in foretime(s?c1550

erstwhile1569

erstwhiles1569

aleare1581

erewhiles1584

sometimes1597

formerly1599

anciently1624

olim1645

somewhile since1652

quondamly1663

forepassed1664

sometimea1684

backward1691

historically1753

time back1812

had-been1835

when1962

1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 115 Nor must wee let it pass, that somwhile since, there were two Constitutions pretended to in France.

c. attributive, passing into adj. Former, sometime.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adjective] > former or sometime

somewhile1860

1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange 11 Highly dangerous to the spiritual welfare of his somewhile flock.

1888 Notes & Queries 7th Ser. 6 19/1 Richard Doyle, somewhile illustrator of Punch.

†2. On a certain occasion in the past; once; at one time. Obsolete. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > once or at some former time

yetOE

oncec1175

somewhilec1200

sometime1297

once upon a timec1380

one while1470

sometimes1563

sometimes1577

c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 43 We findeð on þe holie boc, þat ure helende..ferde sumwile mid mede ouere water.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4751 Þe caf he cast o corn sumquile In þe flum þat hait þe nile.

c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xcix. 28 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 149 For sinne they somwhile smarted.

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §88. 349 The souldiers that came from Newhaven that was somwhile besieged, and after taken by the enemy.

a. At some (unspecified) time; at one time or other; at times, sometimes. Also †at somewhile.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at some time

somewhilea1240

somewhilec1250

somewhen1297

sometime1600

first and last1719

one of these fine days1762

some fine day1762

somewhere along the line1962

c1250 Owl & Night. 6 Þat playd wes..starc & strong, Sum hwile softe & lud among.

1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 367 I have herd sein..That thei som while here cause ladden Be merci.

1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 11427 What ys the cause..That a swerd burnysshed cler, Somwhyle rusteth?

c1456 R. Pecock Bk. Faith (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 252 Peraventure he schal have nede at sumwhile.

1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Tresilian f. ii To serue kings in al pointes men must sum while breke rules.

1562 P. Whitehorne tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre i. f. ix^v Some while it hapned, that in one self time there were manie Emperours.

1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. May 126 Tho vnder colour of shepeheards, somewhile There crept in Wolues, ful of fraude and guile.

1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 109 An vniuersall King does not onely some-while fore-goe, but some-what resemble the King Eternall.

1629 in Bradford Plymouth Plant. (1856) 246 These now sente..must, some while, be chargable to you & us.

1855 J. Nichol in Mem. (1896) iii. 130 The ‘beautiful vision’ with which all lives worth living have been somewhile brightened.

b. With correlative somewhile or †other whiles.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at some time

somewhilea1240

somewhilec1250

somewhen1297

sometime1600

first and last1719

one of these fine days1762

some fine day1762

somewhere along the line1962

a1240 Lofsong in Old Eng. Hom. I. 205 Sumehwile to pleiful, to drupi oðer hwiles.

a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 7433 Sumquile [Trin. Cambr. oþerwhile] wid harpe, sumquile wid sang.

c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1859) i. xx. 26 How ofte haue I warned the byfore, Som whyle aperte, som whyle pryuely.

1575 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians f. 161 In whom is found continually, somewhile the time of the law, and somewhile the time of grace.

1607 S. Hieron Spirituall Tillage in Wks. (1620) I. 399 It is tearmed some while, a blessing themselues; some while an encouraging themselues in a wicked purpose.

4. For some time.

ΘΚΠ

the world > time > duration > [adverb] > for a long time

longeOE

longOE

longlyOE

longsomelyOE

yorec1275

lastingly1372

longsa1450

for longa1530

in length1566

with the longest1636

stayingly1648

eternally1664

sometime1801

chronically1854

forever1861

somewhile1864

for the duration1916

long-term1947

secularly1971

1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 302 His grandfather himself must have been somewhile dead.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	somewhile
释义	somewhileadv. /ˈsʌmhwʌɪl/ Forms: Middle English sum wile, Middle English sum(e) hwile, Middle English sumwhyle, Middle English–1500s sumwhile; Middle English sumquile, sumquyle, Middle English sumqwile; Middle English somwhyle, 1600s somwhile; Middle English some wile, somewhyle, Middle English–1600s, 1800s somewhile. Etymology: < some adj.¹ + while n.; compare West Flemish somwijl. In early use frequently written as two words. Now rare. 1. †a. At or in some former time; erewhile; formerly. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] erea822 fernOE whileOE erera1000 whilereOE onceOE somewhile1154 whilomc1175 herebeforec1200 somewhilesa1250 yorea1250 orc1275 rather?a1300 erewhilec1305 sometimea1325 sometimec1330 at or in sometime1340 in arrear1340 heretoforea1375 fernyear1377 once upon a timec1380 behinds1382 beforetimea1393 of olda1393 erenow1393 umquhilea1400 erst14.. fornec1400 yore whilec1400 of before1402 late1423 abefore1431 beforetimes1449 whilesc1480 sometime1490 aforrow?a1513 behind1526 quondamc1540 in foretime(s?c1550 erstwhile1569 erstwhiles1569 aleare1581 erewhiles1584 sometimes1597 formerly1599 anciently1624 olim1645 somewhile since1652 quondamly1663 forepassed1664 sometimea1684 backward1691 historically1753 time back1812 had-been1835 when1962 1154 Anglo-Saxon Chron. (Laud) ann. 1137 Sume ieden on ælmes þe waren sum wile rice-men. c1230 Hali Meid. 5 Syon was sum hwile iclepet þe hehe tur of Ierusalem. a1400 K. Alis. (W.) 1527 Ther was sum while, over us, A kyng that hette Neptanabus. a1400–50 Alexander 2994 Þan was an ymage within..Of Sexeres þat sum-quyle þat cite had to welde. c1400 (?c1390) Sir Gawain & Green Knight (1940) l. 625 Hit is a syngne þat Salamon set sum-quyle. 1591 E. Spenser Ruines of Rome in Complaints 242 These..Pallaces..were shepheards cottages somewhile. 1655 H. L'Estrange Reign King Charles 65 That shell which was some-while the continent of so vast treasures of knowledge. †b. somewhile since adv. some time ago. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] erea822 fernOE whileOE erera1000 whilereOE onceOE somewhile1154 whilomc1175 herebeforec1200 somewhilesa1250 yorea1250 orc1275 rather?a1300 erewhilec1305 sometimea1325 sometimec1330 at or in sometime1340 in arrear1340 heretoforea1375 fernyear1377 once upon a timec1380 behinds1382 beforetimea1393 of olda1393 erenow1393 umquhilea1400 erst14.. fornec1400 yore whilec1400 of before1402 late1423 abefore1431 beforetimes1449 whilesc1480 sometime1490 aforrow?a1513 behind1526 quondamc1540 in foretime(s?c1550 erstwhile1569 erstwhiles1569 aleare1581 erewhiles1584 sometimes1597 formerly1599 anciently1624 olim1645 somewhile since1652 quondamly1663 forepassed1664 sometimea1684 backward1691 historically1753 time back1812 had-been1835 when1962 1652 M. Nedham tr. J. Selden Of Dominion of Sea 115 Nor must wee let it pass, that somwhile since, there were two Constitutions pretended to in France. c. attributive, passing into adj. Former, sometime. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adjective] > former or sometime somewhile1860 1860 W. H. Ainsworth Ovingdean Grange 11 Highly dangerous to the spiritual welfare of his somewhile flock. 1888 Notes & Queries 7th Ser. 6 19/1 Richard Doyle, somewhile illustrator of Punch. †2. On a certain occasion in the past; once; at one time. Obsolete. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > time > relative time > the past > [adverb] > once or at some former time yetOE oncec1175 somewhilec1200 sometime1297 once upon a timec1380 one while1470 sometimes1563 sometimes1577 c1200 Trin. Coll. Hom. 43 We findeð on þe holie boc, þat ure helende..ferde sumwile mid mede ouere water. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Vesp.) l. 4751 Þe caf he cast o corn sumquile In þe flum þat hait þe nile. c1595 Countess of Pembroke Psalme xcix. 28 in Coll. Wks. (1998) II. 149 For sinne they somwhile smarted. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes iii. §88. 349 The souldiers that came from Newhaven that was somwhile besieged, and after taken by the enemy. 3. a. At some (unspecified) time; at one time or other; at times, sometimes. Also †at somewhile. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at some time somewhilea1240 somewhilec1250 somewhen1297 sometime1600 first and last1719 one of these fine days1762 some fine day1762 somewhere along the line1962 c1250 Owl & Night. 6 Þat playd wes..starc & strong, Sum hwile softe & lud among. 1390 J. Gower Confessio Amantis I. 367 I have herd sein..That thei som while here cause ladden Be merci. 1426 J. Lydgate tr. G. de Guileville Pilgrimage Life Man 11427 What ys the cause..That a swerd burnysshed cler, Somwhyle rusteth? c1456 R. Pecock Bk. Faith (Trin. Cambr.) (1909) 252 Peraventure he schal have nede at sumwhile. 1559 W. Baldwin et al. Myrroure for Magistrates Tresilian f. ii To serue kings in al pointes men must sum while breke rules. 1562 P. Whitehorne tr. N. Machiavelli Arte of Warre i. f. ix^v Some while it hapned, that in one self time there were manie Emperours. 1579 E. Spenser Shepheardes Cal. May 126 Tho vnder colour of shepeheards, somewhile There crept in Wolues, ful of fraude and guile. 1629 J. Gaule Practique Theories Christs Predict. 109 An vniuersall King does not onely some-while fore-goe, but some-what resemble the King Eternall. 1629 in Bradford Plymouth Plant. (1856) 246 These now sente..must, some while, be chargable to you & us. 1855 J. Nichol in Mem. (1896) iii. 130 The ‘beautiful vision’ with which all lives worth living have been somewhile brightened. b. With correlative somewhile or †other whiles. ΘΚΠ the world > time > particular time > [adverb] > at some time somewhilea1240 somewhilec1250 somewhen1297 sometime1600 first and last1719 one of these fine days1762 some fine day1762 somewhere along the line1962 a1240 Lofsong in Old Eng. Hom. I. 205 Sumehwile to pleiful, to drupi oðer hwiles. a1400 (a1325) Cursor Mundi (Gött.) l. 7433 Sumquile [Trin. Cambr. oþerwhile] wid harpe, sumquile wid sang. c1400 Pilgr. Sowle (1859) i. xx. 26 How ofte haue I warned the byfore, Som whyle aperte, som whyle pryuely. 1575 T. Vautrollier tr. M. Luther Comm. Epist. to Galathians f. 161 In whom is found continually, somewhile the time of the law, and somewhile the time of grace. 1607 S. Hieron Spirituall Tillage in Wks. (1620) I. 399 It is tearmed some while, a blessing themselues; some while an encouraging themselues in a wicked purpose. 4. For some time. ΘΚΠ the world > time > duration > [adverb] > for a long time longeOE longOE longlyOE longsomelyOE yorec1275 lastingly1372 longsa1450 for longa1530 in length1566 with the longest1636 stayingly1648 eternally1664 sometime1801 chronically1854 forever1861 somewhile1864 for the duration1916 long-term1947 secularly1971 1864 E. B. Pusey Daniel (1876) 302 His grandfather himself must have been somewhile dead. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1913; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < adv.1154
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