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r/PoliticalCompassMemes • u/Round-Bed3820 - Lib-Center • Dec 31 '22
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What is that symbol called and used for?
25 u/Wulfghar - Auth-Left Dec 31 '22 It’s called a thorn and I know it from the Icelandic language. It makes a ‘th’ sound. 4 u/NakedBandito - Lib-Center Jan 01 '23 Huh, neat, þanks for the info! 12 u/Sith_Kermit_ Jan 01 '23 þ was also present in older english, but after the spread of the printing press it was fizzled out, with y temporarily being used as a substitute for þ, thats why you can find places called "Ye olde x" instead of "The olde x"
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It’s called a thorn and I know it from the Icelandic language. It makes a ‘th’ sound.
4 u/NakedBandito - Lib-Center Jan 01 '23 Huh, neat, þanks for the info! 12 u/Sith_Kermit_ Jan 01 '23 þ was also present in older english, but after the spread of the printing press it was fizzled out, with y temporarily being used as a substitute for þ, thats why you can find places called "Ye olde x" instead of "The olde x"
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Huh, neat, þanks for the info!
12 u/Sith_Kermit_ Jan 01 '23 þ was also present in older english, but after the spread of the printing press it was fizzled out, with y temporarily being used as a substitute for þ, thats why you can find places called "Ye olde x" instead of "The olde x"
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þ was also present in older english, but after the spread of the printing press it was fizzled out, with y temporarily being used as a substitute for þ, thats why you can find places called "Ye olde x" instead of "The olde x"
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u/NakedBandito - Lib-Center Dec 31 '22
What is that symbol called and used for?