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Definition of yogh in English: yoghnoun jɒɡyōKH A Middle English letter (ȝ) used mainly where modern English has gh and y. Example sentencesExamples - The Scottish retained the yogh in personal and place names, albeit mutating into a ‘z’ to please the typesetters of the day.
- At some point, maybe with the invention of printing, some Scots started writing a yogh as a z.
Origin Middle English: of unknown origin. Definition of yogh in US English: yoghnounyōKH A Middle English letter (ʒ) used mainly where modern English has gh or y. Example sentencesExamples - At some point, maybe with the invention of printing, some Scots started writing a yogh as a z.
- The Scottish retained the yogh in personal and place names, albeit mutating into a ‘z’ to please the typesetters of the day.
Origin Middle English: of unknown origin. |