GIP: epic Ƿ

Thursday, 14 October 2010 13:45
pne: The text "epic wynn" below an image of the letter wynn from an epic text. (epic wynn)
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Lovely language geekery :)

Date: Thursday, 14 October 2010 12:22 (UTC)
pauamma: Cartooney crab wearing hot pink and acid green facemask holding drink with straw (Default)
From: [personal profile] pauamma
Is it from one of the Futhark runic scripts? Looks like EF wunjo, OTTOMH

Date: Thursday, 14 October 2010 12:27 (UTC)
pseudomonas: (calligraphy)
From: [personal profile] pseudomonas
It's derived from that, borrowed into OE orthography (AIUI). This is from a manuscript of Beowulf.
Edited Date: Thursday, 14 October 2010 12:30 (UTC)

Date: Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:03 (UTC)
steorra: Illumination of the Latin words In Principio erat verbum (books)
From: [personal profile] steorra
Very nice. I figured it was likely Beowulf because of the 'epic' component.

Date: Thursday, 14 October 2010 21:39 (UTC)
pseudomonas: per bend sinister azure and or a chameleon counterchanged (Default)
From: [personal profile] pseudomonas
It was, but I had to use an *epic* wynn to make the pun work ;)

Date: Thursday, 14 October 2010 20:07 (UTC)

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