I'm pretty sure that the "Y" in "Ye olde" is a thorn, not an eth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) si

I'm pretty sure that the "Y" in "Ye olde" is a thorn, not an eth: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorn_(letter) since after the loss of wynn, the thorn was drawn to look like wynn (which is basically an uppercase "Y" with the left ascender in line with the descender and a loop on the right ascender). If you're interested in discarded letters, this list has 12 letters (although the definition of "letter" is a little looser): http://mentalfloss.com/article/31904/12-letters-didnt-make-alphabet http://mentalfloss.com/article/31904/12-letters-didnt-make-a...