# Alphabet?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet/183626>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 22, 2003, 9:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet/183626 "2003-06-22T21:17:57Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2003, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/alphabet/183626/21 "2003-06-28T19:57:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by elmwood \*  
> \*\*Where did _thorn_, _eth_ and _eng_ fit in in the grand scheme of things? If I was singing the Old English alphabet, where would thorn and eth be placed? \*\*

I think _edh_ (ð) came after _d_ and _thorn_ (þ) after _t_. _Eng_ never existed in the English alphabet, but I assume it’d be placed after _n_.

Now, what I’m wondering is where _aesc_ (æ) fit in.

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