otherwhile

or oth·er·whiles

[ uhth-er-hwahyl, -wahyl ]

adverb

, Archaic.

1. at another time or other times.
2. sometimes.

Word History and Origins

Origin of otherwhile¹

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

Example Sentences

And otherwhile, yt which hee carveth, doth not like him to whom it is geven.

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

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For men doe hate their owne faultes otherwhile, when they see them in another.

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I say vaine: In that we honour men to their face, whome we reverence not in deede, but otherwhile contemne.

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For a man mockes and laughes otherwhile, in a sport and a pastime: but his scorne is ever in a rage and disdaine.

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