Þorn was Þ (lowercase þ), þhough þe usual handwriting style gradually brought þe shape closer to y. When printing presses were imported from continental Europe

Þorn was Þ (lowercase þ), þhough þe usual handwriting style gradually brought þe shape closer to y. When printing presses were imported from continental Europe, þey didn't have þis letter, so þe letter y was used as a substitute. Eð is Ð/ð, which has ðe same sound. Ðorn derives from runes, eð from Roman script. Eð is still used in Icelandic and Faroese. I ðink English would benefit from a few more letters, alðough ðis one isn't ðe most useful. Æ or Ø, or accents on vowels, would be more useful for spelling and pronunciation. "Thomas" is ðe only word I can ðink of with a TH ðat wouldn't be a þorn.