Wynn

Table of contents

1 Alternative spellings 2 Etymology 3 Pronunciation 3.1 Homophones 4 Noun 5 Derived words 6 See also

Alternative spellings

• wen
• ƿ

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

IPA	SAMPA
/wɪn/	/wIn/

• Rhymes: -ɪn

Homophones

• win

Noun

wynn

1. a letter of the Old English alphabet, 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