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Word of the Day - wynn
Letters in different languages may not always look the same, but they still just represent sounds we make when we try to speak.
wynn
/wɪn/
(also wyn)
noun
A runic letter, used in Old and Middle English, later replaced by w.
‘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).
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Wally whined, wimpishly when he missed out on his evening glass of wine. No wynn (joy) for him.
