hwon

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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]
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