a. Obs. [OE. hwílwendlic, f. hwíl WHILE sb. + stem of wendan to turn, WEND + -lic -LY1.] Lasting for a time, temporary.
c. 1000. Ags. Gosp., Matt. xiii. 21. Hyt næfþ þone wyrtrum on him ac is hwilwendlic.
c. 1200. Ormin, 1825. Þatt arrke iss whilwendlike þing & eldeþþ & forrwurrþeþþ.
