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wynn

[win]
–noun
a character (ƿ) representing the sound (w) in Old English and early Middle English manuscripts, based on a rune with the same phonetic value.
Also, wen.


Origin:
bef. 1100; ME wen, OE wyn(n), special use of wyn(n) joy (see winsome, wish )
wynn   (wĭn)   
n.  An Old English rune having the sound (w) and used in Old English and early Middle English writing.

[Old English; see wen-1 in Indo-European roots.]
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