1: SENA - Appendix A - Letter Swaps - New Rule Change

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This list is not meant to be exhaustive of all possible letter changes. It lists the ones that I could find in precedent and commentary. If you are aware of other common swaps, especially in languages other than English, please note them in the comments with supporting evidence.

As mentioned in the header, while this is presented as a single table to be added to the beginning of Appendix A, Pelican would appreciate commentary on whether that option or listing the swaps under the relative languages throughout the appendix is more useful.

OSCAR cannot hand tables. For those that find looking at the table easier please see image 1. The data is in four columns: language, letter combinations, notes, and reference. If the reference is FIXME, it will be updated to the CL where this proposal is accepted. The notes in italics will not be included in the SENA update.

Proposed text:

In many languages, we have evidence of the use of letters interchangeably. Citing an entry in the table below is sufficient documentation for such a swap. For combinations not listed below, documentation must be provided to support a swap.

Language: Anglicized Irish

Letter Combination: -ie/-y
Notes: Terminal only

Reference: Phaedra O'Hegerty, 01/2020, A-Middle

Letter Combination: Ph/F

Notes: Initial only

Reference: Lillie O'Pherran, 12/2016, A-Middle

Language: English

Letter Combination: c/k
Notes:

Reference: FIXME

This was asserted in commentary, with an example - https://oscar.sca.org//index.php?.... Evidence of this swap would be appreciated. Pelican specifically requests evidence outside a swap in variants of Catherine/Katherine.

Letter Combination: e/i/y

Notes:

Reference: FIXME

This was asserted in commentary https://oscar.sca.org/index.php?... with examples for a terminal swap. Also asserted in commentary https://oscar.sca.org/index.php?... with the example Medwinter/Midwinter/Mydwinter. Additional examples to support the e portion of this swap would be appreciated. The reference will be the acceptanceCL if the combination remains e/i/y. If it is limited to i/y, the reference will be Iokell Robert Campbell, 10/2021, A-Lochac.

Letter Combination: Hal-/Ha-

Notes: Initial only

Reference: Daniel the Broc, 09/2020, R-Avacal

Letter Combination: -ie/y

Notes: Terminal only

Reference: Phaedra O'Hegerty, 01/2020, A-Middle

Letter Combination: l/ll

Notes:

Reference: Dylan de Strivelyn, 09/2019, A-An Tir

This entry will be dropped if all single/double consonant swaps (below) are allowed.

Letter Combination: -oc/-ock

Notes: Terminal only

Reference: Brannoc of Mountain Freehold, 02/2017, A-East

Letter Combination: u/v

Notes: Early Modern English

Reference: Nordmark, Principality of, 02/2017, A-Drachenwald

Letter Combination: single/double consonants

Notes: Excludes initial letters

Reference: FIXME

This was asserted in commentary without examples - https://oscar.sca.org/index.php?.... Evidence supporting this for a variety of consonants will be appreciated. This is may be eliminated or modified to only the consonants we have evidence for.

Language: Finnish

Letter Combination: i/j
Notes:

Reference: FIXME

This was asserted in commentary without examples - https://oscar.sca.org/index.php?.... This swap may actually apply to all Scandinavian languages based on names such as Biorn/Bjorn. Examples in Finnish, and other languages, would be appreciated.

Letter Combination: u/v

Notes:

Reference: FIXME

This was asserted in commentary, with examples - https://oscar.sca.org/index.php?.... Additional examples, particularly in other Scandinavian languages, would be appreciated.

Language: French

Letter Combination: i/y
Notes:

Reference: Lynette Semere, 03/2013, A-Atlantia

Language: German

Letter Combination: d/t/dt
Notes: Terminal only

Reference: FIXME

The -and/andt swap reference is Arland Weigel von Offenbach, 01/2020, A-Caid. The -hard/hart swap reference is Aberhart Wenländer, 01/2019, A-Caid. Additional evidence supporting the d/t/dt swap in general would be appreciated. If a general swap cannot be supported, the two specific examples will be listed instead with the noted references.

Letter Combination: f/ff

Notes:

Reference: Bele Steinseifer, 03/2023, A-Outlands

Letter Combination: i/y

Notes:

Reference: Anneleyn Cornelisse, 03/2023, A-Drachenwald

Letter Combination: -tz/-tze

Notes: Terminal only

Reference: Agathe Kletz von Hamburg, 02/2019, A-Æthelmearc

Language: Hungarian

Letter Combination: i/y
Notes: Latinized Hungarian

Reference: Nadyha Helming, 02/2019, A-Calontir

Language: Latin

Letter Combination: u/v
Notes: Found in Latin documents in all regions

Reference: FIXME

Language: Old English

Letter Combination: ð (edh) / þ (thorn)
Notes: See SENA Appendix D1d for additional information

Reference: 11/2021 CL

Language: Portuguese

Letter Combination: -am/-ã/-ão
Notes: Terminal only

Reference: "Portuguese Names from the 16th Century", Juliana de Luna, https://heraldry.sca.org/names/portugal16.htm

Language: Scots

Letter Combination: i/y
Notes:

Reference: Iain Macpherson of An Dun Theine, 03/2017, A-Meridies

Letter Combination: l/ll

Notes: Terminal only

Reference: David MacNeil, 01/2023, A-Outlands

Language: Welsh

Letter Combination: i/y
Notes:

Reference: Gwyneth Blackthorne, 10/2010, A-An Tir

Letter Combination: -ric/-rig

Notes: Terminal only

Reference: Kynwrig ap Donald, 08/2018, A-Caid

Correction to Rule Change (2023-Jun-17 14:06:15): The table should also include Polish with the letter combination i/y/j with SENA Appendix A as the reference.

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