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A Eð or Fuþarc in ye flesh?

Friday, February 29th, 2008

An example of that (yt) with the t superscriptYou know an Eð or fuþarc, sometimes called  a “thorn” letter … 

(Something a bit quirky or whimsical for a Friday…)

Right, one of the quirky facts about the English language is the fact that Saxon/Nordic (and other pre-medieval) runes and such crept into the English fonts. One case in point is the “thorn” letter which crossed over into (more…)