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Definitions for whilom
ˈʰwaɪ ləm, ˈwaɪ-whilom
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whilomadverb
While.
whilomadverb
Once upon a time, formerly.
whilomadjective
Former; sometime, late.
whilomconjunction
While.
Etymology: Old English hwīlum, dative plural of hwīl ‘while’.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Whilomadverb
Formerly; once; of old.
Etymology: hwilom , Saxon, that is, once on a time.
Where now the studious lawyers have their bowers,
There whilom wont the Templar knights abide,
’Till they decayed through pride. Edmund Spenser.In northern clime a val’rous knight
Did whilom kill his bear in fight,
And wound a fiddler. Hudibras.Yet art thou not inglorious in thy fate;
For so Apollo, with unweeting hand,
Whilom did slay his dearly loved mate. John Milton.
Webster Dictionary
Whilomnoun
formerly; once; of old; erewhile; at times
Etymology: [AS. hwlum, properly, at times, dative pl. of hwl; akin to G. weiland formerly, OHG. hwlm, See While, n.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of whilom in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of whilom in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8
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