whiles

• POS: Conjunction, Adverb

CIDE DICTIONARY

whiles, adv. [See While, n., and -wards.].

•  Meanwhile; meantime.  [1913 Webster]

  "The good knight whiles humming to himself the lay of some majored troubadour."  [1913 Webster]
•  sometimes; at times.  Sir W. Scott.  [1913 Webster]

The whiles. See under While, n.

whiles, conj. 

 During the time that; while.  Chaucer. Fuller.  [1913 Webster]
"Agree with thine adversary quickly, whiles thou art in the way with him."  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

whiles, conj. archaic = WHILE.

Etymology

orig. in the adverbs somewhiles, otherwhiles