wynn
WIN/wɪn/
Pluralwynns
- 1An old English letter, ƿ, that stood for the 'w' sound before the letter w existed.
Like an older letter that did the same job our 'w' does today.
Old English scribes used a wynn to write the 'w' sound.
Modern printings swap each wynn for a w so we can read the old text.
Note
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Origin
It comes from Old English "wynn," meaning "joy" or "pleasure." Runes were often named using words that began with their sound.