Whan

Note that Mannyng spells the word as “stres”: “Whan þey were yn wyldernes Forty wyntyr, yn hard stres.”

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Note that Mannyng spells the word as “stres”: “Whan þey were yn wyldernes Forty wyntyr, yn hard stres.”

The English Is Coming! Leslie Dunton-Downer 2010

Why, Ruth studied Saxon, became clever in it, - that was two years ago, - and all that she remembers of it now is 'Whan that sweet Aprile with his schowers soote' - isn't that the way it goes?

Chapter 13 2010

Commissioner Michael Whan told players this week that the Tour had been "blindsided" by the China Golf Association, which failed to receive the government permits it needed to host the already-postponed $2 million Imperial Springs LPGA tournament in Guangzhou Sept. 29-Oct. 2.

Heard on the Links 2011

She had petitioned the Tour for 'limited membership' and a doubling in sponsor exemptions from six to 12 but that request was turned down by commissioner Mike Whan after "careful consideration."

What next for teenage LPGA sensation Thompson? Reuters 2011

It is Chaucer's dialect: "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote."

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011

It is Chaucer's dialect: "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote."

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011

Commissioner Michael Whan conceived the event to honor the Tour's 13 founders and "to make a statement about the Tour's spirit."

Tseng and Creamer Play for Japan 2011

It is Chaucer's dialect: "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote."

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011

It is Chaucer's dialect: "Whan that Aprille with his shoures soote."

'The Word Exchange' book review: Old English poetry isn't lost in translation Michael Dirda 2011