otherwhile

American  

[uhth-er-hwahyl, -wahyl] / ˈʌð ərˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /

Or otherwhiles

adverb

Archaic.

1. at another time or other times.

2. sometimes.

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Etymology

Origin of otherwhile

First recorded in 1125–75, otherwhile is from the Middle English word otherwhil, otherwhiles. See other, while

Example Sentences

Howbeit otherwhile both parties wept according to the proverb, Victoria Cadmaea, Cadmus victorie, where both parties repented.

From Against War by Erasmus, Desiderius

The ground comming vpon our lead, being sometimes oazie sand, and otherwhile a broad shell, with a little sand about it.

From The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation, Vol. XII., America, Part I. by Hakluyt, Richard

The lordes in here beste arrai Be comen ate time set, On jousteth wel, an other bet, And otherwhile thei torneie, And thus thei casten care aweie And token lustes upon honde.

From Confessio Amantis, or, Tales of the Seven Deadly Sins by Macaulay, G. C. (George Campbell)

At these knights competed for the affection of ladies by jousting with each otherwhile while the ladies watched.

From Our Legal Heritage by Reilly, S. A.

Of time relative; as, When, then, first, just, before, after, while, whilst, meanwhile, as, till, until, seasonably, betimes, early, late, whenever, afterward, afterwards, otherwhile, otherwhiles.

From The Grammar of English Grammars by Brown, Goold