whiles

Conjunction, Adverb

CIDE DICTIONARY

whiles, adv. [See While, n., and -wards.].

Meanwhile; meantime. [1913 Webster]
"The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour." [1913 Webster]
sometimes; at times. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster]

The whiles. See under While, n.

whiles, conj.

During the time that; while. Chaucer. Fuller. [1913 Webster]

"Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him." [1913 Webster]

whiles, conj. archaic = WHILE.

Etymology

orig. in the adverbs somewhiles, otherwhiles