whanne

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hwonne, from Proto-Germanic *hwannē (“when”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís (“who, what, which”).

Alternative forms

whan, whane, whain, whaune, whenne, when, whene, whon, whonne, wanne, wan, wane, waen, wahan, wenne, wen, wene, wehn, wehen, vhen, vhanne, van, qwhan, qwhen, qwan, qwanne, qwuan, qwen, qwene, qwon, quanne, quan, quane, quenne, quen, quene, qien
wȝon, ȝwen (West Midlands)
huanne (Kent)
ȝwanne, ȝwan, ȝwane (Southwestern)
wæne, wonne, won, wone (southwest Midlands)
hwan, hwanne, hwænne, hwenne, hwen, hwene, hwon, hwonne, uan, vien, qvanne (early)

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈʍan(ə)/, /ˈʍɛn(ə)/

Adverb

whanne

when

Conjunction

whanne

when
- 1390, John Gower, Confessio Amantis‎:
  Bot often for defalte of bondes Al sodeinliche, er it be wist, A Tonne, whanne his lye arist, Tobrekth and renneth al aboute, Which elles scholde noght gon oute […]
  (please add an English translation of this quote)
- 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 2, recto:
  Whan that Auerill w^t his shoures soote / The droghte of march hath ꝑced to the roote / And bathed euery veyne in swich lycour / Of which v̄tu engendred is the flour […]
  When that April, with its sweet showers / Has pierced March's drought to the root / And bathed every vein in fluid such that / with its power, the flower is made […]
- 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41:
  Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende.
  Master John Aston taught and wrote accordingly and really busily, where, when, and to whoever he wanted, and he used it himself, I take it, very well until the end of his life.

Descendants

English: when
Scots: whan
Yola: fan, van, phen

References

“whanne, adv. & conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

Verb

whanne

Alternative form of wonnen: simple past plural of winnen

单词	whanne
释义	whanne Middle English Etymology 1 From Old English hwonne, from Proto-Germanic hwannē (“when”), from Proto-Indo-European kʷís (“who, what, which”). Alternative forms whan, whane, whain, whaune, whenne, when, whene, whon, whonne, wanne, wan, wane, waen, wahan, wenne, wen, wene, wehn, wehen, vhen, vhanne, van, qwhan, qwhen, qwan, qwanne, qwuan, qwen, qwene, qwon, quanne, quan, quane, quenne, quen, quene, qien wȝon, ȝwen (West Midlands) huanne (Kent) ȝwanne, ȝwan, ȝwane (Southwestern) wæne, wonne, won, wone (southwest Midlands) hwan, hwanne, hwænne, hwenne, hwen, hwene, hwon, hwonne, uan, vien, qvanne (early) Pronunciation IPA^(key): /ˈʍan(ə)/, /ˈʍɛn(ə)/ Adverb whanne when Conjunction whanne when 1390, John Gower, Confessio Amantis‎: Bot often for defalte of bondes Al sodeinliche, er it be wist, A Tonne, whanne his lye arist, Tobrekth and renneth al aboute, Which elles scholde noght gon oute […] (please add an English translation of this quote) 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́burẏ (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], OCLC 14061358, folio 2, recto: Whan that Auerill w^t his shoures soote / The droghte of march hath ꝑced to the roote / And bathed euery veyne in swich lycour / Of which v̄tu engendred is the flour […] When that April, with its sweet showers / Has pierced March's drought to the root / And bathed every vein in fluid such that / with its power, the flower is made […] 1407, The Testimony of William Thorpe, pages 40–41: Maister Ion Aston taughte and wroot acordingli and ful bisili, where and whanne and to whom he myghte, and he vsid it himsilf, I gesse, right perfyghtli vnto his lyues eende. Master John Aston taught and wrote accordingly and really busily, where, when, and to whoever he wanted, and he used it himself, I take it, very well until the end of his life. Descendants English: when Scots: whan Yola: fan, van, phen References “whanne, adv. & conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007. Verb whanne Alternative form of wonnen: simple past plural of winnen
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