whan

Middle English

Etymology 1

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

Alternative forms

wan, wanne; quan (Northern); ȝwan (Southwestern); hwon, hwen, hwene (southwest Midlands); hwan, hwæne (early)

Pronoun

whan

(chiefly Early Middle English) whom

References

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

Adverb

whan

Alternative form of whenne

Conjunction

whan

Alternative form of whenne

Verb

whan

Alternative form of wanne: singular simple past of winnen
Alternative form of wonnen: plural simple past of winnen

Adverb

whan

Alternative form of whanne

Conjunction

whan

Alternative form of whanne

Scots

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ʍan/, /ʍʌn/

Conjunction

whan

when

Adverb

whan (not comparable)

when

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