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Old English alphabet has SIX ‘lost letters’ that have vanished from our language - The Irish Sun
THE English alphabet used to have extra letters that have been lost as centuries went by. While today our alphabet consists of 26 letters, the people of Middle Age Britain had an additional six cha… ...
IFLScience4y
The Old English Alphabet Used To Have More Than 26 Letters
This a letter of the Old English alphabet used to represent the sound “uu.” It fell out of favor when the alphabet evolved into combining two u's to make our current letter “W. ...
The New York Times6y
Letter of Recommendation: Old English - The New York Times
Most Old English poetry, which is where kennings are found, is nothing like the Medieval Times version of the Middle Ages, with knights and ladies and jousting.
Los Angeles Times4mon
Letters to the Editor: Korean is becoming more English, which became more French in 1066. Language evolves
Old English, used in much of present-day Britain before the year 1066, was based on West Germanic dialects with influences of Celtic and Old Norse. ... Latest Letters to the Editor . Voices.
The Sun4y
Old English alphabet has SIX ‘lost letters’ that have vanished from our language - The Sun
THE English alphabet used to have extra letters that have been lost as centuries went by. While today our alphabet consists of 26 letters, the people of Middle Age Britain had an additional six cha… ...