no while

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English

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Middle English no while, equivalent to no (determiner) + while (noun).[1]

Adverb

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no while

  1. For no time; not for any length of time.
    • 1485, Sir Thomas Malory, “xxviij”, in Le Morte Darthur, book X:
      Thenne Kynge Mark hadde his ansuer / There with came Elyas and badde the Kynge yelde vp the castel / for ye maye not hold it no whyle / Sir Elyas said the kyng so wyll I yelde vp the castel yf I be not soone rescoued
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References

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  1. ^ “no while, adv.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
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