I/Y
Gon
Maps to: English letter I/Y
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Pronunciation
Dee's Original
Historical EvidencePrimary records and manuscript witnesses[j] word-initially before a vowel (consonantal); as a vowel: [iː] when stressed, [ɪ] when unstressed. Y is treated as a variant of I.
j / iː / ɪ
≈ Like 'y' at start of syllable before vowel, like 'ee' when stressed, like 'i' in 'bit' when unstressed
Golden Dawn
Later InterpretationPost-Dee adaptation or commentaryPronounced [iː]
iː
≈ Like 'ee'
Modern Practice
Traditional Occult ClaimTradition-specific interpretive frameworkPronounced as in English
iː / ɪ
Historical Reception
Historical EvidencePrimary records and manuscript witnessesMapped to both I and Y. The I/Y equivalence reflects Elizabethan orthographic practice. Dee did not distinguish between them as separate letters.
Source: Laycock (2001); Dee's alphabet table in Sloane MS 3189