WEN


Meaning of WEN in English

I. ˈwen noun

( -s )

Etymology: Middle English wenn, wenne, from Old English wenn; akin to Middle Low German wene wen, Danish dialect vann and probably to Old English wund wound — more at wound

1. : a cyst formed by obstruction to the excretion of material from a sebaceous gland and filled with sebaceous material : sebaceous cyst

2. : an abnormal growth protruding from a surface : excrescence

II. noun

( -s )

Etymology: Old English

: a rune adopted into the Old English alphabet having the value of Modern English w and after the 13th century being entirely replaced by that letter

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