whan

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hwone, hwane, hwæne (accusative singular of hwā) and hwon, hwan (instrumental of hwā; instrumental of hwæt).

Pronoun

whan

1. whom

Alternative forms

• wan, wanne; quan (Northern); ʒwan (Southwestern); hwon, hwen, hwene (southwest Midlands); hwan, hwæne (Early Middle English)

References

• “whan, pron.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Etymology 2

Adverb

whan

1. Alternative form of whenne

Conjunction

whan

1. Alternative form of whenne

Etymology 3

Verb

whan

1. Alternative form of wanne: singular simple past of winnen
2. Alternative form of wonnen: plural simple past of winnen

Etymology 4

Adverb

whan

1. Alternative form of whanne

Conjunction

whan

1. Alternative form of whanne

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Scots

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʍan/, /ʍʌn/

Conjunction

whan

1. when

Adverb

whan (not comparable)

1. when