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Middle English letter
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.