wanion

[ won-yuhn ]

nounArchaic.

curse; vengeance.

Origin of wanion

1540–50; alteration of waniand,Middle English: present participle of wanien to wane (see -ing²), from the phrase in the waniand (mone) in the time of the waning (moon), i.e., in an unlucky hour

Words Nearby wanion

Wanhal
Wanhsien
wanigan
waning
waning moon
wanion
wank
Wankel
Wankel engine
wanker
Wankie

How to use wanion in a sentence

O Ppt, I remember your reprimanding me for meddling in other people's affairs: I have enough of it now, with a wanion.
The Journal to Stella | Jonathan Swift

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