"wan" meaning in Middle English

See wan in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Etymology: From Old English wann (“dark”), from Proto-Germanic *wannaz, of uncertain origin. Etymology templates: {{inh|enm|ang|wann||dark}} Old English wann (“dark”), {{inh|enm|gem-pro|*wannaz}} Proto-Germanic *wannaz Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wan, {{enm-adj}} wan
  1. wan (pallid, sickly)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-adj-B1xL0a1q
  2. wan (dim, faint)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-adj-zPX4VvtG
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wane, wanne, won, wonne, wone
Etymology number: 1

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|enm|adjective||{{{1}}}||{{{2}}}||{{{3}}}|head=}} wan, {{enm-adj}} wan
  1. Alternative form of wane Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wane
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-adj-~CtmWPgW Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 9 7 7 5 5 8 5 7 7 6 5 6 6 6 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} wan, {{enm-adv}} wan
  1. Alternative form of whenne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whenne
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-adv-7y37Blo6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 11

Adverb

Head templates: {{head|enm|adverb||||{{{2}}}|head=}} wan, {{enm-adv}} wan
  1. Alternative form of whanne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whanne
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-adv-XCL-stUo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 12

Conjunction

Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} wan
  1. Alternative form of whenne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whenne
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-conj-7y37Blo6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 11

Conjunction

Head templates: {{head|enm|conjunction}} wan
  1. Alternative form of whanne Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whanne
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-conj-XCL-stUo
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 12

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wan, {{enm-noun|-}} wan (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of wane (“deprivation”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: wane (extra: deprivation)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-noun-0DsvCxQq Categories (other): Middle English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 1 3 9 7 7 5 5 8 5 7 7 6 5 6 6 6 5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wan, {{enm-noun|-}} wan (uncountable)
  1. (Northern) Alternative form of vein (“that which is vain”) Tags: Northern, alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: vein (extra: that which is vain)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-noun-4oQ3yJzZ Categories (other): Northern Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: wanes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wan, {{enm-noun|wanes}} wan (plural wanes)
  1. (Northern, Early Middle English) Alternative form of wone (“dwelling”) Tags: Early-Middle-English, Northern, alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wone (extra: dwelling)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-noun-Cc7zW7QW Categories (other): Early Middle English, Northern Middle English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 6

Noun

Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wan, {{enm-noun|-}} wan (uncountable)
  1. Alternative form of wane (“woeful state”) Tags: alt-of, alternative, uncountable Alternative form of: wane (extra: woeful state)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-noun-hP1ekwNR
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 7

Noun

Forms: wanes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wan, {{enm-noun|wanes}} wan (plural wanes)
  1. Alternative form of wone (“choice”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wone (extra: choice)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-noun-mZEIKwZk
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 8

Noun

Forms: wanes [plural]
Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} wan, {{enm-noun|wanes}} wan (plural wanes)
  1. Alternative form of wayn (“wagon”) Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wayn (extra: wagon)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-noun-qaIgn4RN
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 9

Pronoun

Head templates: {{head|enm|pronoun}} wan
  1. Alternative form of whan Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: whan
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-pron-LNvPWkxV Categories (other): Middle English pronouns
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 5

Verb

Forms: waneth [present, singular, third-person], wanende [participle, present], wanynge [participle, present], waned [first-person, indicative, participle, past, singular, third-person]
Head templates: {{head|enm|verb|head=}} wan, {{enm-verb|stem=wan}} wan (third-person singular simple present waneth, present participle wanende, wanynge, first-/third-person singular past indicative and past participle waned)
  1. Alternative form of wanen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wanen
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-verb-dTLbQzl5
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 10

Verb

Head templates: {{head|enm|verb form}} wan
  1. Alternative form of wanne: singular simple past of winnen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wanne (extra: singular simple past of winnen)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-verb-zAlnOuwi
  2. Alternative form of wonnen: plural simple past of winnen Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: wonnen (extra: plural simple past of winnen)
    Sense id: en-wan-enm-verb-fQX~Xdiy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 13

Alternative forms

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}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable Middle English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2025-02-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2025-01-20 using wiktextract (05fdf6b and 9dbd323). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

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