Letter forms and abbreviations - The University of Nottingham
In the Middle Ages, the English language included two letters derived from Anglo-Saxon, that are no longer in use: ‘yogh’ (ȝ) looks a bit like a ‘z’, and was used for a guttural-sounding ‘g’, ‘gh’ or …
The History of e - medievalwritings.atillo.com.au
In the Old Roman square capitals, E is a right angled open letter with three equal horizontal lines. In the rustic capital script, it is slightly curved, and the central horizontal line is extended …
How to Read Medieval Handwriting (Paleography) | Harvard's ...
Some letter forms used in medieval scripts look very different from those we use today. Look at the letters below, and try to figure out what they are. Mouse over each letter to learn the …
The History of e (2) - Atillo
The letter e shows two major eras of diversification, separated by a period of conformity. It can be a diagnostic letter for certain scripts, but it can also get a bit out of control and go on its own …
E | History, Etymology, & Pronunciation | Britannica
In the Latin alphabet the letter E did duty for all shades of the sound, long or short, close or open. In English an extensive change took place in the sound of the long vowel during and after the …
Epsilon - Wikipedia
The name of the letter was originally εἶ (Ancient Greek:), but it was later changed to ἒ ψιλόν (e psilon 'simple e') in the Middle Ages to distinguish the letter from the digraph αι, a former …
E – Medieval Digital Resources - mdr-maa.org
2016年4月25日 · The letters collected here date from the 4 th to the 13 th centuries, and they are presented in their original Latin as well as in English translation. The letters are organized by …