Definition for WON, or WONE

WON, or WONE, v.i. [Sax. wunian; G. wohnen; D. woonen, to dwell, to continue; Ir. fanaim.]

To dwell; to abide. [Obs.] Its participle is retained in wont, that is, woned. – Milton.

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