燃𛀁る ― moeru ― to burn, etymologically from classical 燃ゆ(moyu)
(obsolete) The hiragana syllable 𛀁 (ye). Its equivalent in katakana is エ (ye) or 𛄡 (ye).
Usage notes
𛀁 and 𛀀 are used to represent the Japanese language before the mid-10th century, in which /e/ and /je/ were different phonemes.
/e/
/je/
hiragana
え
𛀁
katakana
𛀀
エ [or 𛄡]
In modern Japanese, old /e/ and /je/ both evolved into /e/, and are both written as え in hiragana and エ in katakana. Later reintroduction of the sound /je/ is written as いぇ in hiragana and イェ in katakana. Retrospective discussion of /je/ in Old and Early Classical Japanese (prior to the mid-Heian period merger with /e/) uses 𛀁 in hiragana and 𛄡 in katakana (the latter invented for this purpose during the Meiji period to prevent confusion with the modern use of エ to represent /e/ rather than its ancient sound value of /je/).
𛀁 was used historically as a hentaigana character, as an alternative form of え(e).