Re: þorn.info

From: David Starner (prosfilaes@gmail.com)
Date: Mon Feb 07 2011 - 14:42:15 CST

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    On Mon, Feb 7, 2011 at 12:00 PM, Ed <ed.trager@gmail.com> wrote:
    > Just curious: Is there anywhere a good explanation of why þorn fell
    > out of favor and was replaced by "th" in the spelling of English?

    I believe it was the importation of fonts from the continent, where
    they ignored the need for a character for that most important
    consonant.

    -- 
    Kie ekzistas vivo, ekzistas espero.
    


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