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> Now, when the Normans took over and reformed (or deformed) our spelling,
> you do find names like Alfred being written as Alvred (yes, the |f| was
> voiced here in OE). The only trouble is that it wasn't till centuries
> later that 'u' and 'v' were distinguished as separate letters. So the
> poor
> old Alfred was likely to get his name misread as 'Alured'.
>
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