whanne

whanne
whanne
obs. f. when; var. wan, obs. pa. tense of win v.

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  • when the furze is in bloom, my love’s in tune — A corollary of when the gorse is out of bloom, kissing’s out of fashion. Cf. c 1225 in Englische Studien (1902) XXXI. 5 Whanne bloweth [flowers] the brom, thanne wogeth [woos] the grom; Whanne bloweth the furs, thanne wogeth he wurs. 1752 Poor… …   Proverbs new dictionary

  • When — When, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hw[ae]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. ????. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At what time; used interrogatively …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • When as — When When, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hw[ae]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. ????. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At what time; used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • When that — When When, adv. [OE. when, whan, whenne, whanne, AS. hw[ae]nne, hwanne, hwonne; akin to OS. hwan, OD. wan, OHG. wanne, G. wann when, wenn if, when, Goth. hwan when, and to E. who. ????. See {Who}.] [1913 Webster] 1. At what time; used… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Jesus (name) — Infobox Given Name Revised name = Jesus imagesize= caption= pronunciation=IPA|/ˈdʒiːzəs/ or IPA|/heɪˈsus/ gender = Male meaning = Yahweh is salvation region = origin = related names = footnotes = The proper name Jesus , (meaning Yahweh… …   Wikipedia

  • whence — /hwens, wens/ adv. 1. from what place?: Whence comest thou? 2. from what source, origin, or cause?: Whence has he wisdom? conj. 3. from what place, source, cause, etc.: He told whence he came. [1250 1300; ME whennes, whannes, equiv. to whanne (by …   Universalium

  • jeopard — verb /ˈʤɛpəd/ To put in jeopardy; to expose to loss or injury; to imperil; to hazard. And whanne they herd of his aventures, they merueilled that he wold ieoparde his persone soo alone …   Wiktionary

  • Crewther — This interesting name, with variant spellings Crowder, Crother and Crewther, derives from the Middle English crouth or croude , related to the Welsh crwth , meaning crowd i.e., a popular medieval bowed stringed instrument. A quotation from Luke… …   Surnames reference

  • Crother — This interesting name, with variant spellings Crowder, Crother and Crewther, derives from the Middle English crouth or croude , related to the Welsh crwth , meaning crowd i.e., a popular medieval bowed stringed instrument. A quotation from Luke… …   Surnames reference

  • Croad — This interesting name, with the spellings of Croad, Crowd, Crowd, Crowther, Crother and Crewther, is of early medieval English origin. It derives from the Middle English (1200 1500) crouth or croude , related to the Welsh crwth , meaning crowd ,a …   Surnames reference

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