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Eth

/ɛð/

A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language.

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A letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into Old English to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in English but still in modern use in Icelandic, the IPA and other phonetic alphabets to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then. The letter is also used in Faroese, but is generally silent in that language.

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ethernetnoun	A computer network that complies with this set of standards.
branoun	An item of clothing, usually underwear worn to support the breasts.
œthelnoun	Alternative spelling of ethel (the letter Œ, œ). [The rune ᛟ.]
ethelnoun	A female given name from Old English, popular at the turn of the 20th century.
thulrnoun	Alternative form of thyle. [(historical) A member of an early medieval Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon court whose exact function is now unclear, but appears to roughly have been that of an authority on the fields of history and legend, especially their recital and interpretation.]
theinnoun	A surname.
old icelandicnoun	The Old Norse language as spoken and written in Iceland in the Middle Ages, quite similar to Old Norwegian, but differing most markedly in orthography and, to a lesser extent, in phonology.
thegnnoun	Alternative spelling of thane. [(historical) A rank of nobility in pre-Norman England, roughly equivalent to baron.]
elder futharknoun	An ancient Germanic alphabetic writing system originating around the 2nd century CE in Northern Europe.
icelandishnoun	Icelandic (of, relating to, or originating from Iceland).
airthnoun	A village in the north of Falkirk council area, Scotland (OS grid ref NS8987).
theahnoun	(US, historical, colloquial) Pronunciation spelling of there, representing African-American Vernacular English. [(location) In or at a place or location (stated, implied or otherwise indicated) that is perceived to be away from, or at a relative distance from, the speaker (compare here).]
thylenoun	(historical) A member of an early medieval Scandinavian or Anglo-Saxon court whose exact function is now unclear, but appears to roughly have been that of an authority on the fields of history and legend, especially their recital and interpretation.
frithstownoun	Archaic form of frithstool. [(historical) An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection to those seeking sanctuary.]
fridstolnoun	Archaic form of frithstool. [(historical) An Anglo-Saxon stone seat, placed near the altar of a church, which afforded protection to those seeking sanctuary.]
oic.noun	Abbreviation of Old Icelandic. [The Old Norse language as spoken and written in Iceland in the Middle Ages, quite similar to Old Norwegian, but differing most markedly in orthography and, to a lesser extent, in phonology.]
thronienoun	(fandom slang) A fan of the American fantasy drama television series Game of Thrones. or the novel series A Song of Ice and Fire it is based on.
æthelingnoun	Alternative spelling of atheling. [(puristic) A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.]
stodnoun	Alternative form of stød. [(phonology) a phenomenon of most Danish accents, in which stressed long vowels or consonants are laryngealised in certain contexts; sometimes a simple glottal stop that follows said vowel/consonant]
ethelingnoun	Alternative form of atheling. [(puristic) A prince, especially an Anglo-Saxon prince or royal heir.]