English Explanatory Dictionary

wanion

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The wane of the moon.
  2. Curse.
  3. Vengeance (in the phrases in a wanion, with a wanion, “with a vengeance”).

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪni.ən/ /ˈweɪnjən/

Word forms

wanion wanions wannion wenion

Etymology

Alteration of earlier waniand, from Middle English waniand (“waning”), present participle of wanien (“to wane”) (from the phrase "in the waniand [moon]", i.e. in the time of the waning moon, in an unlucky period).

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