Am 19.06.2008 um 03:52 schrieb Peter von Kaehne: > DM Smith wrote: >> >> I have curiosity questions. Is it that it is actually the letter 'V' >> or is it the letter 'U', but the glyph is looks like the letter 'V'? > > This is a good question - and I would think there are several aspects > > I think the glyphs are used interchangably - a V shape is often used > for > an u in the begin of a word, but equally where a v is correct - > while a > U shape might stand where v or u would be. ... > > I found this image file which is quite interesting: > > http://www.bible-researcher.com/luthercomma.jpg
I would say even in this ancient german the u is a "u" and not a "v" be it at the beginning of a word or within. Manfred _______________________________________________ sword-devel mailing list: sword-devel@crosswire.org http://www.crosswire.org/mailman/listinfo/sword-devel Instructions to unsubscribe/change your settings at above page
