wen

Meanings

Noun

  • A cyst on the skin.
  • a runic letter later replaced by w
  • Alternate spelling of when

Adverb

  • Alternate spelling of when

Pronoun

  • Alternate spelling of when

Origin

  • From Middle English wen, wenne, from Old English wenn, wænn, from Proto-Germanic *wanjaz. Cognate with Dutch wen, Low German Ween, dialectal German Wenne, Danish van, væne.
  • From Old English wynn.

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