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


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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Coffee Trivia

The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.

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