wijlen
Dutch
Pronunciation
Audio (file) - Rhymes: -ɛi̯lən
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch wilen, from Old Dutch wīlon, dative plural of wīla (“while”). Cognate with English whilom.
Adjective
wijlen (not comparable)
- late, deceased
Inflection
| Inflection of wijlen | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| uninflected | wijlen | |||
| inflected | wijlen | |||
| comparative | — | |||
| positive | ||||
| predicative/adverbial | wijlen | |||
| indefinite | m./f. sing. | wijlen | ||
| n. sing. | wijlen | |||
| plural | wijlen | |||
| definite | wijlen | |||
| partitive | ||||
Noun
wijlen
- Plural form of wijl (“brief period of time”)
Noun
wijlen
- Plural form of wijl (“veil”)
- Plural form of wijle (“veil”)
Middle Dutch
Adverb
wijlen
- Alternative spelling of wilen