Thorn is the German name of the city of Torun in Poland, which was part of Prussia at one point. The Latin names Thorunensis and Torunensis are also used for this city. |
Thorn in Culmer Land is the German name of the city of Torun currently inPoland, which was part of Prussia. The Latin names Thorunensis and Torunensis are also used for this city. |
It was used in writing [Middle English]? before the invention of the printing press: Caxton?, the first printer in England, brought with him type made in Continental Europe, which lacked thorn, yogh, and edh. He substituted "y" in place of thorn, and in fact "y" is still often substituted for it on gravestones and quaint store signs: "ye olde candies shoppe" should be read as "THe olde....", although it is jocularly pronounced "yee".