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Middle English
Etymology 1
Pronoun
hwon
- (southern West Midlands) Alternative form of whan
Etymology 2
Adverb
hwon
- (Early Middle English) Alternative form of whon
Etymology 3
Adverb
hwon
- Alternative form of whanne
Conjunction
hwon
- Alternative form of whanne
Old English
Etymology 1
huon
Pronunciation
Noun
hwōn ?
- a few, a little
Usage notes
Indeclinable. Often used partitively with the genitive of another noun to mean "a little bit of sth."
Adjective
hwōn
- few, little
Usage notes
Like the noun, usually undeclined.
Adverb
hwōn
- 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.
Derived terms
Etymology 2
Pronunciation
Adverb
hwon
- instrumental of hwā
- instrumental of hwæt
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