To liven in delight was all his wone.
Chaucer.
Wong (?), n. [AS. wang, wong.] A field. [Obs.] Spelman. "Woods and
wonges." Havelok the Dane.
Wong"er (?), n. See Wanger. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Won"ing (?), n. Dwelling. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Won't (?). A colloquial contraction of woll not. Will not. See Will.
Often pronounced wnt in New England.
Wont (?), a. [For woned, p. p. of won, wone, to dwell, AS. wunian; akin
to D. wonen, OS. wun&?;n, OHG, won&?;n, G. wohnen, and AS. wund,
gewuna, custom, habit; orig. probably, to take pleasure; cf. Icel. una
to dwell, to enjoy, Goth. wunan to rejoice (in unwunands sad); and akin
to Skr. van to like, to wish. &?;&?;&?;&?;. Cf. Wean, Win.] Using or
doing customarily; accustomed; habituated; used. "As he was wont to
go." Chaucer.
If the ox were wont to push with his horn.
Ex. xxi. 29.
Wont, n. Custom; habit; use; usage.
They are . . . to be called out to their military motions, under sky or
covert, according to the season, as was the Roman wont.
Milton.
From childly wont and ancient use.
Cowper.
Wont, v. i. [imp. Wont, p. p. Wont, or Wonted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Wonting.] To be accustomed or habituated; to be used.
A yearly solemn feast she wont to make.
Spenser.
Wont, v. t. To accustom; — used reflexively.
Wont"ed, a. Accustomed; customary; usual.
Again his wonted weapon proved.
Spenser.
Like an old piece of furniture left alone in its wonted corner.
Sir W. Scott.
She was wonted to the place, and would not remove.
L'Estrange.
Wont"ed*ness, n. The quality or state of being accustomed. [R.] Eikon
Basilike.
Wont"less, a. Unaccustomed. [Obs.] Spenser.
Woo (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Wooed (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Wooing.] [OE.
wowen, wo&?;en, AS. w&?;gian, fr. w&?;h bent, crooked, bad; akin to OS.
wh evil, Goth. unwahs blameless, Skr. va&?;c to waver, and perhaps to
E. vaccilate.]