U+16B9, ᚹ
RUNIC LETTER WUNJO WYNN W

[U+16B8]
Runic
[U+16BA]

Translingual

Etymology

Uncertain. Compare P.

Letter

  1. A letter of the Runic alphabet, present in the Elder Fuþark () and the Anglo-Saxon Fuþorc (, called wynn), representing /w/ and associated with joy and bliss in the Anglo-Saxon rune-poem.

Descendants

Old English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /w/

Letter

(w)

  1. the eighth letter of the Old English runic alphabet, representing /w/ and pronounced wynn (joy)

See also