In Icelandic, thorn is the voiceless sound in 'thorn', 'thin', while eth is the voiced sound in 'this', 'bother'. In Old English, however, they were merely alternatives for the same letter, at the scribe's whim. Whichever was used, it was pronounced voiceless initially and finally, but voiced between vowels.
In Icelandic, thorn is the voiceless sound in 'thorn', 'thin', while eth is the voiced sound in 'this', 'bother'. In Old English, however, they were merely alternatives for the same letter, at the scribe's whim. Whichever was used, it was pronounced voiceless initially and finally, but voiced between vowels.
Tho do I.
Sorry. Couldn't resist. But any idea how its pronunciation differs from the þ? (I always thought the þ was the thorn, but maybe I'm wrong.)
The Eth. I love this letter.