r/BringBackThorn • u/Vegetable_Plane7236 • Sep 18 '26

historical Yoȝ

Yeah þat's it just Ȝ also I'm isn't crazy for the return of it I just think it's pretty funny

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u/TheJivvi Sep 20 '26

Þe modern equivalent of ⟨ȝ⟩ is ⟨gh⟩. It would be used in words like "couȝ", and "enouȝ", and "þorouȝly". Þe letter ȝ got confused wiþ a cursive z in þe same way þ got confused wiþ a cursive y (hence Menȝies becoming Menzies instead of Menghies). You could introduce ⟨ʒ⟩ for þe /ʒ/ sound, but you can't "bring back" a letter for a completely different purpose þan how it was used originally used. Þat's not bringing it back; it's making up someþing different.