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If you're trying to use thorn, you shouldn't in words like the and than, as that's not the thorn sound, that's eth, ð
Not in Middle English. By 1066, thorn had replaced eth in English writing. Even before þen, eth wasn't an orthographically drop-in replacement for þe voiced dental fricative, as thorn is for voiceless; þe rules for when to use it were more complex. Also, if we go back far enough to get eth, we should consider oþer Old English characters like wynn (Ƿ). In any case, eth was replaced by thorn by þe Middle English period.
It's still used in Icelandic.
Involuntary. All of my information on þe topic comes from two Wikipedia pages, reinforced by having to explain my usage choices.
Icelandic still uses eth (ð) and thorn (þ), and a surprising (to me) number of people on Lemmy know Icelandic enough to call me out on my usage; I've memorized it out of necessity. For example, þe phasing-out of ð was accelerated by King Alfred the Great. Þat's all I know about Alfy, þough.
I'd prefer if you didn't, if it throws me off just imagine how hard it is for someone with dyslexia or something