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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
I heard that there used to be a letter like a Y with a "th" sound. So were it says "Ye Old..." it is actually "The Old." Never verified that though. It make sense- thou= you, etc.
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That is correct - it's called a "thorn" and is still used in languages like Icelandic. It's written like a letter "P" with the vertical bar extending up above the "loop" as well as below it.
It is a huge - but very common - mistake to prounce words like "Ye" as though they were started with "Y". "Ye" is prounounced identically to "The" and is simply a variant spelling of the word.