"wen" meaning in Middle English

See wen in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} wen
  1. alternative form of wayn (“wagon”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wayn (extra: wagon)
    Sense id: en-wen-enm-noun-YaWNTEtW
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|noun|var=1}} wen
  1. (Northamptonshire) alternative form of wynne (“happiness”) Tags: Northamptonshire, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wynne (extra: happiness)
    Sense id: en-wen-enm-noun-GFkQo7rU Categories (other): Northamptonshire Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|var=1}} wen
  1. (Northern) alternative form of winnen (“to win”) Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: winnen (extra: to win)
    Sense id: en-wen-enm-verb-zXsl3KbX Categories (other): Northern Middle English, Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 21 28 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3
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