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Definition of wynn in English: wynn(also wyn) noun wɪnwin A runic letter, used in Old and Middle English, later replaced by w. Example sentencesExamples - The modern English wine comes from Old English wn, pronounced like modern ‘wean’: that indeed was how Chaucer pronounced his wyn, but Shakespeare's pronunciation was closer to our own.
Origin Old English, literally 'joy'; so named because it is the first letter of this word. Compare with thorn (sense 3) and ash2 (sense 2). Definition of wynn in US English: wynn(also wyn) nounwin A runic letter, used in Old and Middle English, later replaced by w. Example sentencesExamples - The modern English wine comes from Old English wn, pronounced like modern ‘wean’: that indeed was how Chaucer pronounced his wyn, but Shakespeare's pronunciation was closer to our own.
Origin Old English, literally ‘joy’; so named because it is the first letter of this word. Compare with thorn (sense 3) and ash (sense 2). |