hwon

hwon

1. (southern West Midland) alternative form of whan

hwon

1. (Early Middle English) alternative form of whon

hwon

1. alternative form of whanne

hwon

1. alternative form of whanne

huon

• IPA^(key): /xwoːn/, [ʍoːn]
• Rhymes: -ōn

hwōn

1. a few, a little
   • 10th century, The Seafarer:

     Forþon him ġelȳfeð lȳt, sē þe āh līfes wyn ġebiden in burgum, bealosīþa hwōn, wlonc ond wīngāl, hū iċ wēriġ oft in brimlāde bīdan sċeolde.

     At first he believes a little, who has life’s mirth lasted in towns, a little of woes, proud and wine-flown, how weary I oft had to linger on the sea-road.

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

hwōn

1. few, little

Like the noun, usually undeclined.

hwōn

1. slightly, a little, somewhat
   • c. 992, Ælfric, “The Nativity of the Innocents”

     Ġif hē hwon hnappode, ðǣrrihte hine drehton nihtliċe gedwimor, swā þæt him ðæs slǣpes ofþuhte.

     If he napped a little, immediately nightmares tormented him, such that sleep became miserable for him.

• hwan

• IPA^(key): /xwon/, [ʍon]
• Rhymes: -on

hwon

1. why

hwon

1. instrumental of hwā
2. instrumental of hwæt

• hwȳ

• tō hwon
• for hwon
• bī hwon