yogh

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yogh

[yohkh]

–noun

the letter used in the writing of Middle English to represent a palatal fricative, as in ung (Modern English young) or a velar fricative, as in litliche (Modern English lightly).

Origin:
1250–1300; ME yogh, yok

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yogh (yōKH)

n. The Middle English letter ʒ, used to represent the sound (y) and some velar consonants similar to the ch in German Bach and the r in French France.

[Middle English, possibly from Old English īw, ēoh, yew.]

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yogh

M.E. letter, c.1300; see Y. Probably identical with yoke (M.E. yogh) and so called because yoke began with a yogh.

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