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[–] Electricd@lemmybefree.net 1 point 1 year ago (1 child) What are these characters permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Þ is a thorn. It makes a th sound, as in the or Thor, also written as þe and Þor. When using a printing press most typesetters did not have a thorn, so a y was used as a replacement, causing things like ye oldde, rather than the oldde (þe oldde). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nocturne@slrpnk.net 1 point 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) Þ is a thorn. It makes a th sound, as in the or Thor, also written as þe and Þor. When using a printing press most typesetters did not have a thorn, so a y was used as a replacement, causing things like ye oldde, rather than the oldde (þe oldde). https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) permalink fedilink source parent