yogh
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See also: yoȝ
English
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Middle English ȝogh, ȝ, of unknown origin. Several etymologies have been advanced, such as derivation from Middle English yok (“yoke”) or Old English ēoh (“rune ᛇ”), but all pose serious phonological problems.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /jɒɡ/, /jɒx/, /jəʊɡ/, /jəʊx/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - (US) IPA(key): /jɔɡ/, /jɑɡ/, /jɔx/, /jɑx/, /joʊɡ/, /joʊx/
- Rhymes: -ɒɡ, -ɒx, -əʊɡ, -əʊx, -ɔɡ, -ɑɡ, -ɔx, -ɑx, -oʊɡ, -oʊx
Noun
yogh (plural yoghs)
- 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.
References
- ^ “yogh, n.”, in OED Online
, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.
Middle English
Pronoun
yogh
- Alternative form of yow