Middle English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Pronoun edit

hwon

  1. (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whan

Etymology 2 edit

Adverb edit

hwon

  1. (Early Middle English) Alternative form of whon

Etymology 3 edit

Adverb edit

hwon

  1. Alternative form of whanne

Conjunction edit

hwon

  1. Alternative form of whanne

Old English edit

Etymology 1 edit

Alternative forms edit

huon

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

hwōn ?

  1. a few, a little
Usage notes edit

Indeclinable. Often used partitively with the genitive of another noun to mean "a little bit of sth."

Adjective edit

hwōn

  1. few, little
Usage notes edit

Like the noun, usually undeclined.

Adverb edit

hwōn

  1. slightly, a little, somewhat
Derived terms edit

Etymology 2 edit

Alternative forms edit

Pronunciation edit

Adverb edit

hwon

  1. instrumental of hwā
  2. instrumental of hwæt
Synonyms edit
Derived terms edit