Old English · adverb
for hwon
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /for ˈxwon/[for ˈʍon]
- Syllables
- for · ˈxwon (2 syllables)
- Modern English
- why
Meaning
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why
for hwan mōdsefa(n) · mīn(ne) ġesweorce
Thus I cannot think over through this world why would (not) my heart darken
Forþon iċ ġeþenċan ne mæġ · ġeond þās woruld
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