wen

wen1
noun
  1. a boil or other swelling or growth on the skin, especially a sebaceous cyst
    皮肤上的疔疮(或表皮囊肿,尤指皮脂腺囊肿、粉瘤)
    ■(archaic)an outstandingly large or overcrowded city
    (古)(人口众多的)大城市
    the great wen of London.
    大城市伦敦。
语源
  1. Old English wen(n), of unknown origin; compare with Low German wehne 'tumour, wart'

wen2
(亦作 wyn)
noun
  1. a runic letter, used in Old and Middle English, later replaced by w
    古英语和中古英语使用的字母(后被w所取代)
语源
  1. Old English, literally 'joy'; so named because it is the first letter of this word. Compare with sense 3 of thorn and sense 2 of ash
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