Wheþer, Whethire, Wheder (XVII), Weþer (VI), conj.1 interrog. with ind. or subj.; (introd. a direct question) V 118, VI 205; (indir.) whether, XVII 363; (alternative condition) whethire ... or, whether ... or, IV b 76; Queþersoeuer, (with subj.) whether, VI 246. [OE. hwæþer.] See Wher(e), conj.
Wheþer, conj.2 however, (and) yet, VI 221. [OE. hwæþere.]
Whette, pa. t. ground; made a grinding noise, V 135; Quettyng, n. sharpening, grinding, V 152 (note). [OE. hwettan.]
Whi, Why, Hwi, adv. interrog. why, I 64, II 332, XV a 17, XVII 294, &c.; for whi, XVII 14, 518; Quy, VI 201; Wi, XV g 25; Wy, VI 173, 204; indirect in þe cause why, the reason why, XIII b 66; exclam. why then, V 232. [OE. hwī.]
Which(e), Wiche, interrog. adj. which, what, II 494, &c.; pron. which, who, VIII a 126, &c.; rel. adj. in the whiche, which, IX 2; pron. who, which, XII a 52, 61, 111, &c.; the which(e) (wiche), which, whom, VIII b 31, IX 276, 298, XII a 35, &c.; the whiche þat, who(m), IX 190, 337; of the whiche ... offe, of which, IX 24; as he which, &c., see note XII a 23. See App., p. 289. [OE. hwilc.] See Whilke.
Whider, Whedir (XVII), adv. interrog. whither, II 128, 288, 296, XIV a 21, XVII 313; indef. whithersoever, II 129, 130; Whider so, (with subj.) whithersoever, II 340. [OE. hwider.]
Whyyt, adj. white, XIII a 31; Whyte, White, II 105, XVI 89, &c.; Quyte, Quite, V 20, 296; Whittore, compar. XV c 27. [OE. hwīt; compar. hwī̆ttra.]
Whil(e), Whyl(e), Wyl, Quhill (X), conj. while, I 8, VII 56, XIV c 29, 36, &c.; until, VI 168, X 32, 67, 197; quhill þat, until, *X 63. [OE. þā hwīle þe; see next.]
While, Whyle, Wyle, n. time, while, V 301, XIV a 5 (see Wel), 23, &c.; by whyle, from time to time, II 8; eny wyle, for any length of time, VIII b 25; þat ilke while ... þerwhile, while (conj.), VIII a 155-6; þe while, while (conj.), VIII a 58, 283. [OE. hwīl.] See Hondqwile, Oþerwhile, Þerewhiles, &c.
Whyle, adv. for a while, XV c 33. [OE. hwīle, hwīlum.]