See hwon on Wiktionary
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"form_of": [
{
"word": "hwæt"
}
],
"glosses": [
"instrumental of hwæt"
],
"links": [
[
"hwæt",
"hwæt#Old_English"
]
],
"tags": [
"form-of",
"instrumental"
]
}
],
"sounds": [
{
"ipa": "/xwon/"
},
{
"ipa": "[ʍon]"
}
],
"synonyms": [
{
"word": "hwȳ"
}
],
"word": "hwon"
}
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