hwon

== Middle English == === Etymology 1 === ==== Pronoun ==== hwon (southern West Midland) 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 === ==== Alternative forms ==== huon ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /xwoːn/, [ʍoːn] Rhymes: -ōn ==== 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” ===== Derived terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Alternative forms ==== hwan ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /xwon/, [ʍon] Rhymes: -on ==== Adverb ==== hwon why ==== Pronoun ==== hwon instrumental of hwā instrumental of hwæt ===== Synonyms ===== hwȳ ===== Derived terms ===== tō hwon for hwon bī hwon