# whilend

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Passing; temporal; temporary; not lasting; not permanent; transient; transitory; not eternal.

## Etymology
From Middle English whilende, whilwende, from Old English hwīlende, hwīlwende (“transitory, temporary, temporal”), from hwīl (“time, while”) + -wende (“moving, going about, turning”, suffix), equivalent to while + wending.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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