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The anachronistic use of "ye olde" dates at least to the late 18th century. The use of the term "ye" to mean "[[the]]" derives from [[Early Modern English]], in which ''the'' was written ''þe'', employing the Old English letter [[Thorn (letter)|thorn]], ''þ''. During the [[Tudor dynasty|Tudor period]], the [[scribal abbreviation]] for ''þe'' was [[File:EME ye.svg|10px]] ("þͤ" or "þᵉ" with modern symbols); here, the letter {{angle bracket|þ}} is [[Combining character|combined]] with the letter {{angle bracket|e}}.<ref>''Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary'', [http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ye%5B2%5D ye<nowiki>[2]</nowiki>] retrieved February 1, 2009</ref> Because {{angle bracket|þ}} and {{angle bracket|y}} look nearly identical in medieval English [[blackletter]] (as the {{angle bracket|þ}} in [[File:EME ye.svg|10px]], compared with the {{angle bracket|y}} in '''''y<sup>e</sup>'''''), the two have since been mistakenly substituted for each other. The connection became less obvious after the letter thorn was discontinued in favour of the [[Digraph (orthography)|digraph]] {{angle bracket|th}}. Today, ''ye'' is often incorrectly pronounced as the [[Ye (pronoun)|archaic pronoun of the same spelling]]. |
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Revision as of 01:52, 13 April 2018
"Ye olde" is a pseudo-Early Modern English stock prefix, used anachronistically, suggestive of a Merry England, Deep England or "old, as in Medieval old" feel. A typical example would be Ye Olde English Pubbe or similar names of theme pubs.
History
The anachronistic use of "ye olde" dates at least to the late 18th century. The use of the term "ye" to mean "the" derives from Early Modern English, in which the was written þe, employing the Old English letter thorn, þ. During the Tudor period, the scribal abbreviation for þe was 
("þͤ" or "þᵉ" with modern symbols); here, the letter ⟨þ⟩ is combined with the letter ⟨e⟩.[1] Because ⟨þ⟩ and ⟨y⟩ look nearly identical in medieval English blackletter (as the ⟨þ⟩ in , compared with the ⟨y⟩ in ye), the two have since been mistakenly substituted for each other. The connection became less obvious after the letter thorn was discontinued in favour of the digraph ⟨th⟩. Today, ye is often incorrectly pronounced as the archaic pronoun of the same spelling.
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