wone

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1 1.1.1 Alternative forms 1.1.2 Pronunciation 1.1.3 Verb 1.2 Etymology 2 1.2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology 1

Old English wunian.

[edit] Alternative forms

• won

[edit] Pronunciation

• IPA: /wəʊn/

[edit] Verb

to wone (third-person singular simple present wones, present participle woning, simple past and past participle woned)

1. (obsolete or archaic, dialectal) To live, reside, stay.
   • 1885: Then we entered the city and found all who therein woned into black stones enstoned — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 17

[edit] Etymology 2

Southern variant of wane ‘dwelling’, probably from Old Norse ván.

[edit] Noun

wone (plural wones)

1. (obsolete, poetic) A house, home, habitation.
   • 1885: over the doorway were writ these couplets:-- I am the wone where Mirth shall ever smile; / The home of Joyance through my lasting while — Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Night, Night 18