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OLD ENGLISH ALPHABET |
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a b c d e f g h i k l m n o p q r | |
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s(1) s(2) s(3) t u w x y(1) y(2) z æ ð þ | |
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Note that there is no j or v; these were merely alternate shapes of i and u. The letters k, q and z were rarely used in Old English. The Capitals are much the same as in the modern alphabet; here are a few that occur in the Beowulf manuscript.
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A(1) A(2) E(1) E(2) F G(1) G(2) H M N S U W(1) W(2) |
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The frequently abbreviated words are pæt and and. The pæt consists consists of a crossed thorn; and and is a symbol inherited from Latin. Otherwise, abbreviations were relatively rare in Old English script; the most common one was a stroke placed over a letter to indicate that a following m or n had been omitted.
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pæt and um
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