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ƿ

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]

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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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