whan
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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 Middle English)
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)
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- Middle English pronouns
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- Middle English verb forms
- Middle English plural past forms
- Middle English interrogative pronouns
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