eth
/ɛθ/
noun
- The name of the Old English letter ð (capital Ð), used to represent the voiced 'th' sound as in 'the' or 'mother'.
- The word 'the' was sometimes spelled with an eth in early manuscripts.
- Students of Old English learn to recognize both eth and thorn in texts.
- In Old English, the letter eth was used alongside thorn to write the 'th' sound.