yogh

(yōk, yōkh)

noun

a letter of the Middle English alphabet, Ȝ, representing:
  1. a voiceless velar fricative similar to Modern German (kh), as in doch: in Modern English orthography it has been replaced by gh, which either is silent, as in though, or represents the sound (f), as in cough
  2. a voiced palatal fricative: in Modern English orthography, y, representing (y) as in yes

Origin: ME

See yogh in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun
The Middle English letter Ȝ, used to represent the sound (y) and some velar consonants similar to the ch in German Bach and the r in French France.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , possibly from Old English īw, ēoh, yew

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