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Thorn vs Eth - What's the difference?

thorn | eth |

As nouns the difference between thorn and eth

is that thorn is a sharp protective spine of a plant while eth is a letter (capital Ð, small ð) introduced into {{etyl|ang|-}} to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in {{etyl|en|-}} but still in modern use in {{etyl|is|-}}, {{etyl|fo|-}}, and phonetics to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word then.

As proper nouns the difference between thorn and eth

is that thorn is {{surname|topographic|from=Middle English}} for someone living near a thorn bush while Eth is a short form of the female given name Ethel.

As a verb thorn

is to pierce with, or as if with, a thorn.

As an initialism ETH is

electric Train Heat / Electric Train Heating.

thorn

English

(wikipedia thorn)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A sharp protective spine of a plant.
  • Any shrub or small tree that bears thorns.
    • the white thorn'''; the cockspur '''thorn
  • (figurative) That which pricks or annoys; anything troublesome.
  • * Bible, 2 Corinthians xii. 7
    • There was given to me a thorn in the flesh, the messenger of Satan to buffet me.
  • * South
    • The guilt of empire, all its thorns and cares, / Be only mine.
  • A letter of the Latin alphabet (capital:'' Þ''', ''small:'' '''þ'''), borrowed by Old English from the futhark to represent a dental fricative, then not distinguished from eth, but in modern use (in Icelandic and other languages, but no longer in English) used only for the voiceless dental fricative found in English '' '''th igh
  • * See also Etymology of ye (definite article).

    • Derived terms

    * thorn apple * thorn broom * thornbush * thorn devil * thorn hopper * thorn in one's side * Thornton * thorny

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To pierce with, or as if with, a
  • * {{quote-book, year=1869, author=, title=Old Town Folks citation
    • , passage=
  • * {{quote-book, year=2003, author=Scott D. Zachary, title=Scorn This, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=HELSK5JtSbMC&pg=PA175, page=175
    • , passage=Even Judge Bradley's callused sentiments were thorned by the narration of Jaclyn's journals.}}

    See also

    * eth, edh, * wynn, wen, *

    Anagrams

    * * ----

    eth

    English

    Alternative forms

    * edh

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A letter (capital'' ''') introduced into (etyl) to represent its dental fricative, then not distinguished from the letter thorn, no longer used in (etyl) but still in modern use in (etyl), (etyl), and phonetics to represent the voiced dental fricative "th" sound as in the English word '''''th en .

    • See also

    * thorn, * wynn, wen, *

    Anagrams

    * * *

    References

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