WHILOM

Etymology

Adverb

whilom (not comparable)

(obsolete) While.

(dated) Once upon a time, formerly.

Synonyms

• (while)

• (formerly): beforehand, erenow; see also formerly

Adjective

whilom (not comparable)

(now literary) Former, sometime.

Synonyms

• (former): erstwhile, former, late, quondam, sometime; see also former

Conjunction

whilom

(now literary) While.

Synonyms

• See also while

Source: Wiktionary

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Whi"lom, adv. Etym: [AS. hwilum, properly, at times, dative pl. of hwil; akin to G. weiland formerly, OHG. hwilm, See While, n.]

Definition: Formerly; once; of old; erewhile; at times. [Obs. or Poetic] Spenser. Whilom, as olde stories tellen us, There was a duke that highte Theseus. Chaucer.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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