English Explanatory Dictionary

wen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
noun
  1. Obsolete form of wynn (“the letter ƿ”).
adv
  1. Alternative spelling of when.
conj
  1. Alternative spelling of when.
pron
  1. Alternative spelling of when.
noun
  1. Alternative spelling of when.
name
  1. A common surname from Chinese of east Asian derivation.

Pronunciation

wĕn /wɛn/

Word forms

wen wens

Etymology

From Middle English wen, wenne, from Old English wenn, wænn (“wen”), from Proto-Germanic *wanjaz. Cognate with Dutch wen (“goiter”), Low German Ween (“wen”), dialectal German Wenne (“wen”), Danish van, væne.

Derived words

Great Wen
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