† therewhilestherewhilstadv.
Obsolete.
= therewhile adv.
ΘΚΠ
the world > time > [adverb] > meanwhile
all the whilec888
to whilec950
the whilec960
amongOE
emethena1300
to whilesa1300
therewhilesc1320
that whilesc1330
i-whilesa1340
in (that, this, which, etc.) meantime1340
in the meanwhilea1375
(all) the (also this, that) meantimea1382
in the mean season (also space)a1382
the mean seasona1382
the meanwhilea1382
in the meantimec1384
for the meanwhilec1390
in the mean(s) whilesc1390
the whilesa1400
the whilsta1400
whilsta1400
(in) the meanwhile that?1418
therewhilec1430
mesne1439
meanwhile1440
for the meantime1480
while1508
in the while1542
in the mean1565
in the mean way1569
interim1580
in (that, this, which, etc.) meanwhilea1593
meantimea1593
this while1594
mean space1600
among-hands?1609
between (betwixt obsolete or archaic) whiles1647
ad interim1701
per interim1724
interimistically1890
α.
β. a1542 T. Wyatt Coll. Poems (1969) 76 Thearwhyl'ste shall faile theise wicked men thearfore.1577 R. Holinshed Chron. II. 1610/1 The lord Grey..bad him repete his message, and therwhilest made a clerke..to write ye same verbatim.1603 J. Florio tr. M. de Montaigne Ess. i. xxx. 103 Their women busie themselves therwhil'st with warming of their drinke.c1320 tr. J. Bonaventura Medit. 367 Y kepte hem þyrwhylys y was with hem.
a1325 (c1250) Gen. & Exod. (1968) l. 1282 Ðor-quiles he wunede in bersabe So was ysaaces eld told xx. and fiwe winter old.
1340 Ayenbite (1866) 194 Offre to god worþi offringe þerhuyls þet þou leuest.
1377 W. Langland Piers Plowman B. vi. 8 What sholde we wommen worche þere whiles?
1493 Chastysing Goddes Chyldern (de Worde) xi. sig. Bviv/1 There whiles he may not be vnied togod [sic] by cause he liueth in all contraryousnes.
1557 M. Basset tr. T. More Treat. Passion in Wks. 1376/2 Which is priuely emplied in euery thing he doth therwiles.
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