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minus-squareŜan@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down2·1 month agoBy 1066, thorn had completely replaced eth, and was used for all dental fricatives. Icelandic still differentiates þem.
minus-squarePelicanen@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 month agoSure but thorn itself was getting phased out some 300 years later, so I think if we’re reintroducing letters then we might as well also reintroduce ones that differentiate between different sounds.
minus-squareŜan@piefed.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·1 month agoIt’s entirely arbitrary eiþer way. If eth, why not wynn? I’m certainly not doing it to increase legibility :-)
By 1066, thorn had completely replaced eth, and was used for all dental fricatives. Icelandic still differentiates þem.
Sure but thorn itself was getting phased out some 300 years later, so I think if we’re reintroducing letters then we might as well also reintroduce ones that differentiate between different sounds.
It’s entirely arbitrary eiþer way. If eth, why not wynn? I’m certainly not doing it to increase legibility :-)