--- In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, "llama_nom" <600cell@...> wrote:

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> It's just been pointed out to me that the oe-ligature is actually a
> 19th century invention. The symbol used by the First Grammarian
> (author of the First Grammatical Treatise) was 'ø' with a mark to
> indicate length. This practice is sometimes used in modern grammars
> too [ http://lexicon.ff.cuni.cz/png/oi_noreen/b0413.png ].

Correction: what I was actually told was that the oe-ligature "is NOT
USED in the manuscripts. It was "invented" by modern scholars, as far as
I can ascertain. When, I'm not sure, but probably in the 19th century".