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What's up with everyone using this "þ" character instead of "th"? (sh.itjust.works)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/outoftheloop@lemmy.world
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[–] 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

It is called "thorn" and is an old English rune for the th sound.

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  • [+] -6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    Oh, a "rune", is it? Those old English were too stupid for "letters"? Sounds like someone's epoch-ism is on full display.

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  • [–] 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    This glyph is so old, it comes from the times the Angles and Saxons actually used runes. The thorn was more edgy back then, too. Just think about why it is called thorn.

    Its nice round belly is just a modern interpretation.

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