λy: B. Slade(linguist)
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Of typewriters, runes, and short-hand
Or, why is the & on the 7 key? Back in ca. 2003, when I was preparing the diplomatic edition of Beowulf for Beowulf on Steorarume (heorot.dk), I noticed the use of what looks like the Arabic numeral ‘7’ for and (Old English ond).
Last updated on 17 Oct 2021
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