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hwīle

N

time.nom.pl

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/hwile#Old_English
Attested in Aelfric's Colloquy 4
Lemma: hwīl 'time' (oe-nom-pl)

hwīl

N (fem, o-stem)

time

originates from: PWGmc *hwīlu 'period of rest, pause' (oe-apocope) through pwgmc-to-oe
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