Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yͤ

/wˈaɪ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: y
IPA: /wˈaɪ/

4

Scrabble Score

1

Letters

1

Syllables

1

Unique Chars

Meaning

article

Alternative form of ye (“the”).

Example Sentences

"And from thence he went agaynſt yͤ inhabiters of Debir (but Debir was called Kiriath Sepher afoꝛetyme.)"
"And you ſhall finde, that the ſcriptures will instruct the man of God vnto all good works, & make him wiſe vnto ſaluation, if theſe wil not ſerue your turn, ſeeke where you wil, & find yͤ deuil & eternal damnatiõ."
"OLd Iohn of Gaunt, time-honoured Lancaſter, Haſt thou according to thy oath and band Brought hither Henry Herford thy bold ſon: Heere to make good yͤ boiſtrous late appeale, Which then our leyſure would not let vs heare, Againſt the Duke of Norfolke, Thomas Mowbray?"
"Now vnto yͤ king eternal, immortall, inuiſible, the onely wiſe God, be honour and glory for euer ⁊ euer. Amen."

Etymology

Substituted the Middle English þͤ (“the”) due to the lack of a sort for it and visual similarity in blackletter type. See Thorn (letter) on Wikipedia for more information.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: þͤ

Frequently Paired Words

yͭ yͧ

Homonyms

Rhymes With

i i. y î ī ȳ cài ị ĭ ĩ yͭ yͧ

Questions

How do you pronounce yͤ?: The recorded pronunciation is /wˈaɪ/.
What does yͤ mean?: Alternative form of ye (“the”).
Where does yͤ come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce yͤ

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