whon

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hwōn (adjective, adverb).

Adjective

whon

few

Adverb

whon

little

Alternative forms

(adjective): whone; quon, quone (Northern)
(adverb): quon (Northern); won, hwon (Early Middle English)

Descendants

English: whon
Scots: quheyn, wheen

References

“whọ̄n, adj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.
“whōn, adv.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Noun

whon (uncountable)

Alternative form of wone (“course”)

Adverb

whon

Alternative form of whanne

Conjunction

whon

Alternative form of whanne

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