Is Covnty old english for County?

Question

I was told that Covnty was old enlish for County. I think they just misspelt it. Whose right?

Answer 1

In olden days, some words where 'u' occurs, were spelt with a 'v' instead of a 'u'. Some examples are: 'hovse', 'chvrch'. There are still places where these old spellings have been retained so as to preserve the heritage and old world flavor. I have seen a church and a building with the 'v' in use instead of a 'u' in two different towns. Both were built by the British.

Answer 2

v is actually a u. In the olden days they just made the u a bit pointy. And their 's' used to look like 'f.'

If you look at the lettering on some modern churches, you'll notice it. Like "CHVRCH" and stuff

Answer 3

I don't know about it being Old English, but I do know that in Latin the letter "u" was sometimes written as a "v." You may see this in, for example, Latin inscriptions carved into old buildings.