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Answer for the clue "Middle English letter ", 4 letters:
yogh

Word definitions for yogh in dictionaries

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
The letter yogh ( ; Middle English : ) was used in Middle English and Older Scots , representing y and various velar phonemes. It was derived from the Old English form of the letter g . In Middle English writing, tailed z came to be indistinguishable from ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
alt. A letter of the Middle English alphabet (''capital'' ''' Ȝ ''', ''small'' ''' ȝ '''), in form derived from the Old English shape of the letter ''g'', and used to represent various palatal and velar sounds. n. A letter of the Middle English alphabet ...

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Middle English letter (Ȝ), c.1300; see Y . The name probably is identical with yoke (Middle English yogh ) and so called because yoke began with a yogh.

Usage examples of yogh.

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Yuthla podría abrirse en dos y sumergirse en las aguas del Yogh sin interrumpir siquiera su sueño de bo­rracho.

Fue una vertiginosa caída por el vacío antes de estrellarme, quinientos pies más abajo, en las azules aguas del río Yogh.