Ћ and þ: The Letter Thorn These letters represent the voiced or unvoiced dental fricative sounds. When thorn appears between two vowels, it typically represents a voiced dental fricative. In other positions, it represents an unvoiced dental fricative. Examples: I breathed a sigh of relief. → I briþed a syh of relief. I caught my breath. → I coht my breþ. This is the car I want. → Ћis is þe car I ɯante. There's no cake left. → Ћere's no câke left.