Re: The Hobbit, after all these years

Jenny said:
> But aelf (the ae is a ligature which is really a rune called aesc, again
> with that ligature and pronounced ash) does in fact mean elf (or sprite
> or fairy). Often with aesc, the e was eventually dropped or just made
> into "ae" as with many Anglo-Saxon names.

Some Celtic languages associated a tree with each letter. Any chance
the same is true with Old English (or whatever aesc is from)?

Except that one letter that became the 'y' like in "ye". That's associated
with the pointy things on roses.

Wayne