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edh

[eth]
–noun
eth.

eth

[eth]
–noun
a letter in the form of a crossed d, written đ or ð, used in Old English writing to represent both voiced and unvoiced th and in modern Icelandic and in phonetic alphabets to represent voiced th.
Also, edh.
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edh also eth   (ěth)   
n.  
  1. A letter (ƌ) appearing in Old English, Old Saxon, Old Norse, and modern Icelandic to represent an interdental fricative.

  2. The symbol (ƌ) in the International Phonetic Alphabet representing the voiced interdental fricative, as in the or either.


[Icelandic.]
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