towhiles

Middle English

Alternative forms

• towhyles, towhils, towhyls, towhilis, towhylis, towhilys, towhylys, towiles, towyles, to whiles, to whyles, to whils, to whyls, to whilis, to whylis, to whilys, to whylys, to wiles, to wyles, toquils, toquilis, toquilist, toquilest, to quils, to quilis, to quilist, to quilest

Etymology

Likely from to- +‎ whiles.

Conjunction

towhiles

1. For as long as; during the time that; while

Adverb

towhiles

1. In the meantime; meanwhile.

Synonyms

• towhile

Descendants

• English: to-whiles

References

• “tọ̄̆whīles (conj.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 April 2018.
• “tọ̄̆whīles (adv.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 16 April 2018.