"for a space of time," Old English ane hwile "(for) a while" (see while (n.)); usually written as one word since 13c.
sit down and stay awhile
they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West
aweigh
awesome
awestruck
awful
awfully
awhile
awhirl
*awi-
awing
awk
awkward
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