handwhile

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A little while; a moment, an instant. obsolete
    — Yea, mine owne sayings are every hand-while alleadged against my selfe, when God wot I perceive it not.

词形变化

handwhiles plural hand-while alternative

词源

From Middle English handwhile, from Old English handhwīl (“an instant”), equivalent to hand + while. Cognate with Middle High German hantwile (“handwhile”).
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