When Did The Letter Y Become A Vowel? [Solved]

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When Did The Letter Y Become A Vowel? [Solved]

In Old English and Old Norse, there was a native /y/ sound, and so Latin U, Y and I were all used to represent distinct vowel sounds. But, by the time of Middle English, /y/ had lost its roundedness and became identical to I (/iː/ and /ɪ/).

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