Definition of "wynn" []

• An Old English rune having the sound (w) and used in Old English and early Middle English writing. (noun)

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• "The wynn is the ancestor of the "wh" which appears everywhere in modern English, whether in "whey" or elsewhere."
• "(For þe same reason, we dropped þe old letters wynn - ƿ - and yogh - ȝ - þough þe latter survives in þe name of Sir Menȝies Campbell.)"
• "The Padres desperately need offense outfielders Scott Hairston, Tony G wynn and Will Venable are all hitting under .250 and the normally penny-pinching club is adamant that it'll look to improve."