wheen
English
Alternative forms
- whean, whin
Etymology
From Middle English *wheen, quhein (also hwan, hwon, quhon), from Old English hwēne, hwǣne (“somewhat, a little”), instrumental form of Old English hwōn (“little, few, a little, trifle, somewhat, a little while”).
Noun
wheen (plural wheens)
References
- wheen in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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