English word whilst comes from English -t, English whiles
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| -t | English (eng) | An excrescent ending appended to words suffixed with -s. (no longer productive) Forms the past tense and/or past participle of some verbs (leapt, kept, dreamt, etc). |
| whiles | English (eng) | (archaic, or, Scotland) meanwhile. (archaic, or, Scotland) sometimes; at times (archaic, or, dialect) while. |
| whilst | English (eng) | (British, rare or literary in North America) While, at the same time. |