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]

Translingual

Etymology

Based on the rune ᚹ.

Letter

ƿ (upper case Ƿ)

  1. The lowercase Latin script letter wynn.

Alternative forms

Old English

Etymology

Based on the rune ᚹ.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /w/

Letter

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

This is usually typeset as Latin w.

See also
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