Wynn

Ƿ
Ƿ ƿ
(See below)
Writing cursive forms of Ƿ
Usage
Writing systemAdapted from Futhorc into Latin script
TypeAlphabetic and logographic
Language of originOld English
Sound values[w]
/wɪn/
In UnicodeU+01F7, U+01BF
History
Development
  • Ƿ ƿ
Time period~700 to ~1100
DescendantsꝨ ꝩ
SistersꝨ ꝩ
Transliterationsw
Variations(See below)
Other
Associated graphsw
Writing directionLeft-to-right
This article contains phonetic transcriptions in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). For an introductory guide on IPA symbols, see Help:IPA. For the distinction between [ ], / / and ⟨ ⟩, see IPA § Brackets and transcription delimiters.
NameProto-GermanicOld English
*WunjōWynn
"joy"
ShapeElder FutharkFuthorc
Unicode
U+16B9
Transliterationw
Transcriptionw
IPA[w]
Position in
rune-row
8
Wynn in the Hildebrandslied manuscript (830s): the text reads ƿiges ƿarne.
Capital wynn appears twice in this 10th century inscription in Breamore: her sƿutelað seo gecƿydrædnes ðe (Here is manifested the Word to thee).

Wynn or wyn[1] (Ƿ ƿ; also spelled wen, win, ƿynn, ƿyn, ƿen, and ƿin) is a letter of the Old English alphabet, where it is used to represent the sound /w/.

  1. ^ "wyn". Oxford English Dictionary (Online ed.). Oxford University Press. (Subscription or participating institution membership required.)