wen.
A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
Meaning & usage
A cyst on the skin; a tumor or wart.
Where this word comes from
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.
Obsolete form of wynn (“the letter ƿ”).
Where this word comes from
Inherited from Old English wynn.
Alternative spelling of when.
Where this word comes from
Eye dialect spelling of when.
Alternative spelling of when.
Where this word comes from
Eye dialect spelling of when.
Alternative spelling of when.
Where this word comes from
Eye dialect spelling of when.
Alternative spelling of when.
Where this word comes from
Eye dialect spelling of when.
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