ẏ

Translingual

Letter

ẏ

1. (international standards) Transliterates Bengali-Assamese য়, Odia ୟ.

Cornish

Letter

ẏ (lower case Ẏ)

1. (archaic) A letter of the Cornish alphabet.

   An ôst an tshei ameꝺ an dzhẏi: Pe 'ntra venta guîl ᵹen an ôst antshei? ẏbma maᵹen ostez nei ha yẏꝿk eu hei: mar menta guellaz an ôst an tshei, kî ꝺa 'n ᵹeᵹen, ha enna ti an kâv.

   The host of the house, said they! What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.

Middle English

Letter

ẏ

1. Alternative form of y
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffe’s Bible, MS Hunter 191.)‎, published late 14th century, Joon 1:1, page 2v:

     In þe bıgỹnẏng wsᷓ þe word ⁊ þe word was at god / ⁊ god wsᷓ þe word

     In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (New International Version)

   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 2, recto:

     Whan that Auerẏl w^t his shoures soote / The droghte of march hath ꝑced to the roote / And bathed euerẏ veẏne in sweich lẏcour

     When in April, with his sweet showers / which have pierced March's drought to the root / And bathed every vine in sweet liquor

Article

ẏ

1. (Scribal abbreviation) ye, þe

Old English

Letter

ẏ

1. Alternative form of y
   • c. 975–1025, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎, published 4th quarter 10th century–2nd half 16th century, page 132r, lines 4–6:

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     oft scyld scefing sceaþen[a] þreatum monegū mægþum meodo setla of teah egsode eorl syððan ærest wearð fea sceaft funden

     Oft did Scyld the son of Scéf tear the mead-thrones away from the hosts of his foes, from many tribes; the earl terrified them, after he first was found an out-cast.

     (translation from “A Translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf With a Copious Glossary Preface and Philological Notes” by John M. Kemble, 1837, London: William Pickering, “Beowulf.”, page 1)

Descendants

• Middle English: ẏ

Welsh

Letter

ẏ (lower case Ẏ)

1. (archaic) A letter of the Welsh alphabet.

   Osp y tŷ meꝺant hûy: Pa bêꞇ a vynd di uneyd ag osp y tŷ? ymma ymae gennyn nî † ẏspes, ag ivaꝿk yu hi: os myn di uiled osp y ty; di kerꝺ i'r gegin di ai kei.

   The host of the house, said they! What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.