somewhile

[ suhm-hwahyl, -wahyl ]

/ ˈsʌmˌʰwaɪl, -ˌwaɪl /

at some former time.

at one time or another; sometime.

at times; sometimes.

for some time.

Origin of somewhile

Middle English word dating back to 1125–75; see origin at some, while

Somewhile later came King Svein to the encounter with the Danish host, and to him was a tale of three hundred ships.

The Sagas of Olaf Tryggvason and of Harald The Tyrant (Harald Haardraade) |Snorri Sturluson
Somewhile after I was called to Prestongrange, where he was sitting in his bedgown and nightcap, with his letters around him.

David Balfour, Second Part |Robert Louis Stevenson
Somewhile before dawn the rain ceased, the sky brightened, and here and there a star showed.

My Danish Sweetheart., Volume 2 of 3 |William Clark Russell
It begins to look as if I should not be able to get any more ballads done this somewhile.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 24 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson

Somewhile after I was called to Prestongrange, where he was sitting in his bedgown and nightcap, with his letters round him.

The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 11 (of 25) |Robert Louis Stevenson