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ƿ

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ƿ U+01BF, ƿ
LATIN LETTER WYNN
ƾ
[U+01BE]
Latin Extended-B ǀ
[U+01C0]

Translingual

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Glyph origin

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Based on the rune .

Letter

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ƿ (upper case Ƿ)

  1. The lowercase Latin script, named letter wynn.

Further reading

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Old English

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Pronunciation

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Letter

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ƿ (lower case, upper case Ƿ)

  1. wynn, a letter of the Old English alphabet, representing the sound /w/.

Usage notes

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This is usually typeset as Latin w.

See also

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