Þ、þ(þorn 或 thorn)是古英语和冰岛语的一个字母。前者是大寫,後者是小寫。这字母也曾在中世纪斯堪的纳维亚使用,但在现代英语和斯堪的纳维亚各语言均已被 th 所取代。 þ 来自如尼字母 ᚦ (U+16A6) ,在古英语称为 þorn,在斯堪的纳维亚称为 thurs(北欧神话的巨人)。
在冰岛语中,这个字母排在字母表的第 30 位,表示 /θ/ 音。 在Windows系統中,按 alt 鍵不放同時按數字鍵0222,就會打出大寫的Þ,而按數字鍵0254,就會打出小寫的þ。
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外部链接
- Michael Everson's essay On the status of the Latin letter þorn and of its sorting order (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) (英文)
- Oxford Dictionary's FAQ: Why is 'ye' used instead of 'the' in antique English? (页面存档备份,存于互联网档案馆) (英文)
- Thorn and Eth: How to get them right (英文)
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