English Explanatory Dictionary

handwhile

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A little while; a moment, an instant.

Word forms

handwhile handwhiles hand-while

Etymology

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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