@jetton Not sure if this is related, but I once heard that at some point some people started reading the thorn mark (ᚦ ) as a y, since it's somewhat similar, giving stuff like "ye olde record shoppe".
@androcat
Somewhat related.
That was earlier, and iirc was due to British printers substituting y for þ which was not available in the imported (Dutch) type.
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@androcat
Somewhat related.
That was earlier, and iirc was due to British printers substituting y for þ which was not available in the imported (Dutch) type.