• Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zipEnglish
    22·
    3 个月前

    By 1066, thorn had completely replaced eth, and was used for all dental fricatives. Icelandic still differentiates þem.

    • Pelicanen@sopuli.xyz
      1·
      3 个月前

      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.

      • Ŝan • 𐑖ƨɤ@piefed.zipEnglish
        13·
        3 个月前

        It’s entirely arbitrary eiþer way. If eth, why not wynn? I’m certainly not doing it to increase legibility :-)