Whilere

Quick meaning: Whilere is an adverb meaning (archaic) A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.

Meaning

(archaic) A while ago; a time before; formerly, previously.

Example Sentences

Thou mak'ſt me merry: I am full of pleaſure, / Let vs be iocond. Will you troule the Catch / You taught me but whileare?

VVe met that villen (God from him me bleſſe) / That curſed wight, from whom I ſcapt whyleare, / A man of hell, that cals himſelfe Deſpayre: […]

He who with all Heav'ns heraldry whileare / Enter'd the world, now bleeds to give us eaſe; / Alas, how ſoon our ſin / Sore doth begin / His Infancy to ſeaſe!

But who shall teach my harp to gain / A sound of the romantic strain, / Whose Anglo-Norman tones whilere / Could win the Second Henry's ear, / Famed Beauclere called, for that he loved / The minstrel, and his lay approved?

Word Forms

• while-ere

Synonyms for whilere

Depending on context, synonyms include erewhile, erstwhile, afore, aforehand, already, antecedently.

Antonyms for whilere

Common opposites include anymore, atm, currently, now, nowadays, presently.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include beforetime, aforetime, whilst, erer, whilom, herebefore.

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