Re: Beauty of Old Norse (was Re: New to the list)

Oskar Gudlaugsson wrote:

> Nordic orthographic conventions differ considerably from the
> Romance, which have characterized English orthography (pre-Norman English
> orthography did have some influence on Nordic scribes, c.f. introduction of
> the English characters 'þ' and 'ð' ('thorn' and 'eth') into Old Norse -
Really?  After all, England and the North shared the Runic script in common,
from which þ is patently derived (as is shown by its tree-based name if nothing
else).  But you are saying that the Northern use of þ *as a Latin letter* was
derived directly from English practice?

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