Science Fair Project Dictionary
Wynn
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Alternative spellings
- wen
- ƿ
Etymology
Old English ƿynn , ƿen "joy, pleasure", from Common Germanic *wunjō, from Proto-Indo-European *wn-yeH₂, derived from *wen- "desire".
Pronunciation
| IPA | SAMPA |
|---|---|
| /wɪn/ | /wIn/ |
- Rhymes: -ɪn
Homophones
Noun
wynn
- a letter of the Old English alphabet, borrowed from the futhark and used to represent the sound of w; replaced in Middle English times by the digraph uu, which later developed into the letter w.
Derived words
- winsome
See also
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