yogh
/jɑɡ/
noun
- A letter used in Old English and Middle English to represent the sound /j/ (like 'y' in 'yes') or /x/ (like 'ch' in 'loch').
- The letter yogh looks a bit like a 'z' with a tail.
- Scholars use the yogh when transcribing medieval manuscripts.
- In Old English, the word 'year' was sometimes spelled with a yogh.