<P> The Latin script, introduced by Christian missionaries, began to replace the Anglo - Saxon futhorc from about the 7th century, although the two continued in parallel for some time . Futhorc influenced the emerging English alphabet by providing it with the letters thorn (Þ þ) and wynn (Ƿ ƿ). The letter eth (Ð ð) was later devised as a modification of dee (D d), and finally yogh (Ȝ ȝ) was created by Norman scribes from the insular g in Old English and Irish, and used alongside their Carolingian g . </P> <P> The a-e ligature ash (Æ æ) was adopted as a letter in its own right, named after a futhorc rune æsc . In very early Old English the o-e ligature ethel (Œ œ) also appeared as a distinct letter, likewise named after a rune, œðel . Additionally, the v-v or u-u ligature double - u (W w) was in use . </P> <P> In the year 1011, a monk named Byrhtferð recorded the traditional order of the Old English alphabet . He listed the 24 letters of the Latin alphabet first (including ampersand), then 5 additional English letters, starting with the Tironian note ond (⁊), an insular symbol for and: </P> <Dl> <Dd> ABCDEFGHIKLMNOPQRSTVX YZ & ⁊ Ƿ Þ Ð Æ </Dd> </Dl>

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