Thorn (letter)

Þþ

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The letter Þ (minuscule: þ), which is also known as thorn or þorn is a letter in the Anglo-Saxon and Icelandic alphabets. It was also used in medieval Scandinavia, but was later replaced with th. The letter originated from the rune {{Unicode|ᚦ}}, called "thorn" in Anglo-Saxon and Thurs, giant in Scandinavia.

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Anglo-Saxon - Icelandic - Alphabet - Medieval - Scandinavia - Rune - Anglo-Saxon - Thurs - Giant

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It has the sound of either a voiceless interdental fricative, like 'th' as in the English word "thick", or a voiced dental fricative, like 'th' as in the English word "the". In Icelandic the usage however is restricted to the former; the voiced form is represented with the letter Ðð (eth).

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Voiceless interdental fricative - English - Voiced dental fricative - Ðð

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