r/SubsIFellFor Mar 26 '24

Þats not a real sub

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u/Specialist-Dinner-89 Mar 27 '24

The use of the letter isn't even correct here lmao

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u/I-have-Arthritis-AMA Mar 27 '24

The letter means “th”, what isn’t correct?

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u/Specialist-Dinner-89 Mar 27 '24

It actually refers to a hard th as in "thimble" or "worth". The soft th like in "rather" or "that" is made with a different character, ð

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u/HONKACHONK Mar 27 '24

Not in English. While þe Norse and Icelandic distinguish þ and ð like þat, þe English used þem interchangeably, wið þ appearing at þe beginning of a word, and ð at þe middle.

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u/Specialist-Dinner-89 Mar 27 '24

Ah that makes sense, thank you