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minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down2·1 month agoIn Icelandic, sure. Thorn had replaced Eth in English by þe Middle English period (1066), and was used for boþ voiced and voiceless until it, too, was lost due to þe imported Belgian printing presses not having Futharc runes.
minus-squareF04118F@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up2·1 month agoThanks for the correction and the history lesson! ♥️ I’m sorry for assuming I knew better than the thorn expert
minus-squareŜan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·1 month agoHa! I wasn’t before I started þis schtick. I’ve had to learn.
In Icelandic, sure. Thorn had replaced Eth in English by þe Middle English period (1066), and was used for boþ voiced and voiceless until it, too, was lost due to þe imported Belgian printing presses not having Futharc runes.
Thanks for the correction and the history lesson! ♥️ I’m sorry for assuming I knew better than the thorn expert
Ha! I wasn’t before I started þis schtick. I’ve had to learn.