tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post6925169468232318020..comments2024-02-25T20:07:56.114-06:00Comments on Mr. Verb: Tagged with the historical memeMr. Verbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04048931596146402872noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-69241235008821227612008-03-16T05:17:00.000-05:002008-03-16T05:17:00.000-05:00There's surely a connection, and people have specu...There's surely a connection, and people have speculated that Wulfila's f reflects runic influence, and also Latin influence. <BR/><BR/>These old alphabets are tightly intertwined in various ways, of course, so it's often impossible to know exactly who got what from where.<BR/><BR/>You can see some Gothic runic inscriptions here, including this letter: http://www.gotica.de/runica.html.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33159158.post-58845040037871071502008-03-15T23:01:00.000-05:002008-03-15T23:01:00.000-05:00That f looks remarkably like an upside-down Fe fro...That f looks remarkably like an upside-down Fe from the Futhark.<BR/><BR/>Is there any connection - one way or another?Jens Knudsen (Sili)https://www.blogger.com/profile/14078875730565068352noreply@blogger.com