ẏ

ẏ (lower case, upper case Ẏ)

1. (international standards) Transliterates Bengali-Assamese য়, Odia ୟ.
2. (mathematics) The differential of y, using Newtonian calculus notation; the y-component of the velocity.

ẏ (lower case, upper case Ẏ)

1. (archaic) A letter of the Cornish alphabet.

   An ôst an tshei ameꝺ an dzhẏi: Pe 'ntra venta guîl ᵹen an ôst antshei? ẏbma maᵹen ostez nei ha yẏꝿk eu hei: mar menta guellaz an ôst an tshei, kî ꝺa 'n ᵹeᵹen, ha enna ti an kâv.

   The host of the house said: What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.

ẏ

1. alternative form of y
   • c. 1395, John Wycliffe, John Purvey [et al.], transl., Bible (Wycliffe’s Bible, MS Hunter 191.)‎^[1], published late 14th century, Joon 1:1, page 2v:

     In þe bıgỹnẏng wsᷓ þe word ⁊ þe word was at god / ⁊ god wsᷓ þe word

     In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (New International Version)

   • 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “Here Bygynneth the Book of the Tales of Caunt́burẏ”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published [c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 2, recto:

     Whan that Auerẏl w^t his shoures soote / The droghte of march hath ꝑced to the roote / And bathed euerẏ veẏne in sweich lẏcour

     When in April, with his sweet showers / which have pierced March's drought to the root / And bathed every vine in sweet liquor

ẏ

1. (Scribal abbreviation) ye, þe

ẏ (lower case, upper case Ẏ)

1. alternative form of y
   • c. 1000, Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A XV)‎^[2], page 132r, lines 4–6:

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     oft scẏld scefing sceaþen[a] þreatum monegū mægþum meodo setla of teah egsode eorl sẏððan ærest wearð fea sceaft funden

     Oft did Scyld the son of Scéf tear the mead-thrones away from the hosts of his foes, from many tribes; the earl terrified them, after he first was found an out-cast.

     (translation from “A Translation of the Anglo-Saxon Poem of Beowulf With a Copious Glossary Preface and Philological Notes” by John M. Kemble, 1837, London: William Pickering, “Beowulf.”, page 1)

• Middle English: ẏ

ẏ (lower case, upper case Ẏ)

1. (archaic) A letter of the Welsh alphabet.
   • (Can we date this quote?), (Please provide the book title or journal name):

     Osp y tŷ meꝺant hûy: Pa bêꞇ a vynd di uneyd ag osp y tŷ? ymma ymae gennyn nî † ẏspes, ag ivaꝿk yu hi: os myn di uiled osp y ty; di kerꝺ i'r gegin di ai kei.

     The host of the house said: What wouldst thou do with the host of the house? Here is the hostess with us, and young she is: but if you will see the host of the house, go into the kitchen, and there you'll find him.