Old English · letter
- Part of speech
- letter
- IPA
- /w/
- Syllables
- w (1 syllable)
Meaning
the eighth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /w/ and pronounced wynn (“joy”)
ne brūceþ þe can wēana lȳt...
Joy he has, he who knows little of woe...
The Old English rune poem
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