Weile

• Weil, Weil' (poetic)

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu.

Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), Norwegian Bokmål hvile (“rest”), Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯lə/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

Weile f (genitive Weile, plural Weilen, diminutive Weilchen n)

1. while (uncertain duration of time, period of time)

   Darf ich auch mal eine Weile damit fahren?

   Would you let me ride it for a while?

The plural is rarely used.

• weil
• Langeweile, langweilen, langweilig

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