yogh

See also: yoȝ

English

Alternative forms

• ȝogh
• ȝok, yok
• ȝ

Etymology

Origin nebulous, but probably from yoke due to word starting with a yogh sometimes in Middle English (as *ȝogh) as well as similarity in shape, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old English ġeoc, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *juką, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /jɒɡ/, /jɒx/

Noun

yogh (plural yoghs)

1. A letter of the Middle English alphabet (capital Ȝ, small ȝ), in form derived from the Old English shape of the letter g, and used to represent various palatal and velar sounds.

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Middle English

Pronoun

yogh

1. Alternative form of yow

References

• “you, (pron.)”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 May 2018.