wilen

See also: Wilen

Middle Dutch

Etymology

An old dative plural, ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu (“period of time, rest, while”) and cognate with Old English hwīlum, English whilom.

Adverb

wilen

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

Derived terms

• wilenêer

Descendants

• Dutch: wijlen

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

Mokilese

Noun

wilen

1. construct state of wil