Ȳ

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Ȳ U+0232, Ȳ
LATIN CAPITAL LETTER Y WITH MACRON
Composition:Y [U+0059] + ◌̄ [U+0304]
ȱ
[U+0231]
Latin Extended-B ȳ
[U+0233]

Old English[edit]

Alternative forms[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Letter[edit]

Ȳ (lower case ȳ)

  1. A letter of the Old English alphabet, written in the Latin script.

Usage notes[edit]

The vowel letter y marked for length. Long vowels are not consistently distinguished in Old English manuscripts. They generally are in modern editions.