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Wynn



Table of contents
1 Alternative spellings
2 Etymology
3 Pronunciation
4 Noun
5 Derived words
6 See also

Alternative spellings

Etymology

Old English ƿynn, ƿen "joy, pleasure", from Common Germanic *wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European *wn-yeH₂, derived from *wen- "desire".

Pronunciation

{| border=1 cellpadding=5 | IPA || /wɪn/ |- | SAMPA || /wIn/ |}

Homophones

Noun

  1. a letter of the Old English alphabet (capital: Ƿ small: ƿ), borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.

Derived words

  • winsome

See also

  • eth / edh / eð / ð
  • thorn / þorn / þ
  • Wikipedia article on Wynn



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