somewhile

[ suhm-hwahyl, -wahyl ]

/ ˈsʌmˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /

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at some former time.

at one time or another; sometime.

at times; sometimes.

for some time.

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Let’s start with some etymology: What are the origins of the typographical word “bracket”?

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at some, while

Somewhile later came King Svein to the encounter with the Danish host, and to him was a tale of three hundred ships.
The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade)|Snorri Sturluson
After that they steered east to Osel, and lay there somewhile under a ness.
The story of Burnt Njal|Anonymous
She had somewhile suffered with a weak Heart, and this sudden and extreme cold paralysed what vitality it had.
Letters of Edward FitzGerald to Fanny Kemble (1871-1883)|Edward FitzGerald
Somewhile before dawn the rain ceased, the sky brightened, and here and there a star showed.
My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 2 of 3|William Clark Russell

Somewhile after I was called to Prestongrange, where he was sitting in his bedgown and nightcap, with his letters round him.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25)|Robert Louis Stevenson