wynn

wynn
/win/, n.
a character representing the sound /w/ in Old English and early Middle English manuscripts, based on a rune with the same phonetic value.
Also, wen.
[bef. 1100; ME wen, OE wyn(n), special use of wyn(n) joy (see WINSOME, WISH)]

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