~ 1
■ noun
1》 a boil or other swelling or growth on the skin, especially a sebaceous cyst.
2》 archaic a very large or overcrowded city.
Origin
OE ~(n) , of unknown origin; cf. Low Ger. wehne 'tumour, wart'.
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~ 2
(also wyn )
■ noun a runic letter, used in Old and Middle English, later replaced by w .
Origin
OE, lit. 'joy'; so named because it is the first letter of this word.