Weile

From Middle High German wīle, from Old High German wīla, from Proto-West Germanic *hwīlu.

Cognate with Danish hvile (“rest”), Norwegian Bokmål hvile (“rest”), Old Norse hvíld (“rest, pause”), Gothic 𐍈𐌴𐌹𐌻𐌰 (ƕeila, “interval, time period”), English while.

• IPA^(key): /ˈvaɪ̯lə/

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• Rhymes: -aɪ̯lə

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1. An uncertain duration of time, a period of time.

   Darf ich auch mal eine Weile damit fahren?

   Would you let me ride it for a while?

The plural is rarely used.

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• Langeweile, langweilen, langweilig

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