Modern editions of Old English manuscripts generally introduce some additional conventions. The modern forms of Latin letters are used, including ⟨g⟩ in place of the insular G, ⟨s⟩ for long S, and others which may differ considerably from the insular script, notably ⟨e⟩, ⟨f⟩ and ⟨r⟩. Macrons are used to indicate long vowels, where usually no distinction was made between long and short vowels in the originals. (In some older editions an acute accent mark was used for consistency with Old Norse conventions.) Additionally, modern editions often distinguish between velar and palatal ⟨c⟩ and ⟨g⟩ by placing dots above the palatals: ⟨ċ⟩, ⟨ġ⟩. The letter wynn ⟨ƿ⟩ is usually replaced with ⟨w⟩, but æsc, eth and thorn are normally retained (except when eth is replaced by thorn). COUNT 5
QSN1 What form of c, when written, contains a dot over the letter? ANS1 palatal QSN2 What conventional letter from the Latin alphabet typically replaces the wynn from Old English? ANS2 w QSN3 What letter from the Latin alphabet replaces the Old English insular G? ANS3 g QSN4 What Latin letter is used in place of the Old English long S? ANS4 s QSN5 When eth is replaced, what is it replaced by? ANS5 thorn