In Latin cursive of the 6th century, l appears as a rounded form, and this is the parent of the Carolingian form, from which derives the current rounded minuscule or the straight form. The sound consistently represented by the letter throughout its history has been the liquid or “ lateral ” for which it at present stands.
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