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English
Etymology
Alteration of earlier waniand, from Middle English waniand (“waning”), present participle of wanien (“to wane”) (from the phrase "in the waniand ", i.e. in the time of the waning moon, in an unlucky period).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈweɪni.ən/, /ˈweɪnjən/
Noun
wanion (plural wanions)
- (obsolete) The wane of the moon.
- (obsolete) Curse.
1617, John Davies, “It’s a mad world my Maisters. And a merry world my Mistrisses”, in Wits Bedlam, London:S’foote what are these that pynch me? Goblins?
A wanion on the Elues for me […]
- (now archaic) Vengeance (in the phrases in a wanion, with a wanion, “with a vengeance”).
1583, Philip Stubbs, “A fearfull Iudgement of GOD, shewed at the Theaters”, in The Anatomie of Abuses, London: Richard Jones:And yet notwithstanding we must haue these goodly pageants played vpon the sabaoth day (in a wanion) because there are no mo daies in the week.
1606, [Thomas Heywood], The Second Part of, If You Know Not Me, You Know No Bodie. , London: [Thomas Purfoot] for Nathaniell Butter, →OCLC, signature D3, verso:By the maſſe I thinke your maſter had more need knock you about the eares, for playing the Iackes vvith him, ther’s your ten pounds, tell it out with a vvanion, and take it for your pains.
c. 1607–1608, William Shakeſpeare, The Late, And much admired Play, Called Pericles, Prince of Tyre. , London: Imprinted at London for Henry Goſſon, , published 1609, →OCLC, [Act II, scene i]:Look how thou stirrest now! come away, or I’ll fetch thee with a wanion.
1672, John Phillips, Maronides, or, Virgil travestie, London: Nathanael Brooks, Book 5, p. 41:For ill advised of a rock,
The ship with such a wannion strook;
1825 June 22, [Walter Scott], Tales of the Crusaders. , volume I (The Betrothed), Edinburgh: [James Ballantyne and Co.] for Archibald Constable and Co.; London: Hurst, Robinson, and Co., →OCLC, page 173:“Now, hold thy tongue, with a wanion” said the monk; […]
2014, original 1975, Thomas Dekker, Jonathan Gil Harris, The Shoemaker's Holiday, page 21:I stood at our door in Cornhill, looked at him, he at me indeed; spake to him, but he not to me, not a word. Marry gup, thought I, with a wanion!
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