weilen

Meaning

  1. (intransitive, weak) to be, be present somewhere
  2. (intransitive, weak) to linger, spend time (in some temporary manner) at some place, with someone, or in some state

Frequency

31k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈvaɪ̯.lən/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle High German wīlen, from Old High German wīlōn, from or related to Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu (“period of time, rest, while”).

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