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elle

14th April 2015, 17:00
19A: Sharp point in old letter (5)
T?O?N
Obviously 'thorn' = 'sharp point' (def)
but cannot account for 'in old letter'?
Can anyone explain, please?
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mamya

14th April 2015, 17:03
Thorn

def

the runic letter รพ used in Old English and Middle English to represent either of the fricatives \th\ or \th\ and in Icelandic to represent \th\
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chrise

14th April 2015, 17:03
"thorn" is the name for an old letter. It looked a bit like a Y, but was pronounced "th" - hence "Ye old sweet shop" should actually be pronounced "The....."
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mamya

14th April 2015, 17:04
So a double definition.
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chrise

14th April 2015, 17:04
Sorry - "Ye olde sweete shoppe"!
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elle

14th April 2015, 17:07
Thank you, Mamya and Chris - I didn't know that!
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