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[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

eiðer ð boulder

So is this supposed to be pronouced "eiyeer ye boulder"

Lol Feel like decoding.

[–] trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

The first printing presses were from Germany, and thus didn't have letters that don't exist in German. Y was used only because the in the font common at that time it was the letter that looked most like the thorn, it was never pronounced as a y.

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Oh that's a interesting fact!

[–] Ookami38@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Close, it's a TH not a YE sound. My sick-brained explanation probably confused you hahah. The "ye" you see on old signs is a byproduct of the shift. We phased out the thorn character, and replaced it with a y during that period. So "ye olde tavern" would be pronounced "the old tavern".

To use the example you gave, it'd be "either the boulder".

[–] Spacehooks@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Lol those ren faire folks lied to me!