whan
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Old English hwone (accusative singular of hwā) and hwon (instrumental of hwā; instrumental of hwæt).
Alternative forms edit
- wan, wanne; quan (Northern); ȝwan (Southwestern); hwon, hwen, hwene (southwest Midlands); hwan, hwæne (early)
Pronoun edit
whan
- (chiefly Early Middle English) whom
References edit
- “whan, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
Etymology 2 edit
Adverb edit
whan
- Alternative form of whenne
Conjunction edit
whan
- Alternative form of whenne
Etymology 3 edit
Verb edit
whan
- Alternative form of wanne: singular simple past of winnen
- Alternative form of wonnen: plural simple past of winnen
Etymology 4 edit
Adverb edit
whan
- Alternative form of whanne
Conjunction edit
whan
- Alternative form of whanne
Scots edit
Pronunciation edit
Conjunction edit
whan
Adverb edit
whan (not comparable)