ƿ

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See also: Ƿ, ᚹ, and Appendix:Variations of "w"

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

Translingual[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

Based on the rune ᚹ.

Letter[edit]

ƿ (upper case Ƿ)

  1. The lowercase Latin script letter wynn.

Alternative forms[edit]

Old English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Based on the rune ᚹ.

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

ƿ (upper case Ƿ)

  1. wynn, a letter of the Old English alphabet, representing the sound /w/
    Johnson (1828): WROUGHT. [ƿꞃoᵹꝺ, Sax. The preter. and part. pass. as it seems, of work ...]

Usage notes[edit]

This is usually typeset as Latin w.

See also[edit]

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