Spelling Timeline

11TH CENTURY

The English alphabet consisted of the following letters: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P R S T U X Y Þ Ð Ƿ Æ. Sometimes TH was written instead of Þ or Ð. Sometimes U or UU was written instead of Ƿ. K was rare but sometimes showed up behind E, I, and Y to fight ambiguity between /tʃ/ and /k/.

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