Old English · adverb
hwonne
- Part of speech
- adverb
- IPA
- /ˈxwon.ne/[ˈʍon.ne]
- Syllables
- ˈxwon · ne (2 syllables)
Meaning
when
Ēlā, hwænne cymþ sē Hǣlend?
Ah! when will the Saviour come?
c. 992, Ælfric, "On the Purification of St. Mary"
Etymology
From Proto-West Germanic *hwannā, extension of *hwan, from Proto-Germanic *hwan. Cognate with Old High German wanna.
Descendants
when
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