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whilend

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Adj — (archaic) Lasting only for a short time, not permanent.

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Comes from Middle English whilende, whilwende, from Old English hwīlende, hwīlwende (“transitory, temporary, temporal”), from hwīl (“time, while”) and -wende (“moving, going about, turning”, suffix); it is equivalent to while and wending.

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