wanion

American  

[won-yuhn] / ˈwɒn yən /

noun

Archaic.

1. curse; vengeance.

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Etymology

Origin of wanion

1540–50; alteration of waniand, Middle English: present participle of wanien to wane ( see -ing ²), from the phrase in the waniand ( mone ) in the time of the waning (moon), i.e., in an unlucky hour

Example Sentences

"Peace, dame, with a wanion to ye!" said Raoul.

From The Betrothed by Scott, Walter, Sir

And so fling good silver after bad? merci; no: let him go with a wanion.

From The Cloister and the Hearth A Tale of the Middle Ages by Reade, Charles

With a wanion, bad luck to you: with a vengeance, vehemently.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z and supplements) by Various

Merci; no: let him go with a wanion.

From The Cloister and the Hearth by Reade, Charles

I would worthy and learned Doctor Rochecliffe had been here, with his battery ready-mounted from the Vulgate, and the Septuagint, and what not—he would have battered the presbyterian spirit out of him with a wanion.

From Woodstock; or, the Cavalier by Scott, Walter, Sir