yogh

See also: yoȝ

English

Alternative forms

ȝogh
ȝok, yok
ȝ

Etymology

Origin nebulous, but probably from yoke due to word starting with a yogh sometimes in Middle English (as *ȝogh) as well as similarity in shape, from Old English ġeoc, from Proto-Germanic *juką, from Proto-Indo-European *yugóm.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /jɒɡ/, /jɒx/

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.

Middle English

Pronoun

yogh

Alternative form of yow

References

“you, (pron.)” in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 18 May 2018.

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