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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 years ago (7 children)

fenflefs. Why use the weird s (f) when they have the normal s

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

they also say fpeaking and spirits, so maybe they were pronounced different

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

The f-like letter is the form they used inside of a word, and it's actually called long s: ſ. Short s was used at the end of a word and after a long s.

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