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whilom (adv.)
[whilom 词源字典]
"at time past" (archaic), c. 1200, from Old English
hwilum
"at times," dative case of
while
(q.v.). As a conjunction from 1610s. Similar formation in German
weiland
"formerly."
[whilom etymology, whilom origin, 英语词源]
[whilom 词源字典]