Consonants[1]
IPA |
Examples |
Modern English approximation
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[[|b]]
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bysiġ, lamb, habban
|
busy
| [[|ç]]
|
niht, tǣhte
|
hue
| [[|d]]
|
dōn, fæder, land, biddan
|
do
| [[|dʒ]]
|
senġan, eċġ[2] |
edge
| [[|ð]]
|
ōþer, eorþe[3] |
other
| [[|f]]
|
fæder, wīf, offrian[3] |
father
| [[|ɡ]]
|
gōd, gnætt, ġeong[2] |
good
| [[|h]]
|
hēah, hǣlþ
|
heaven
| [[|j]]
|
ġeong, næġl, weġ[2] |
year
| [[|k]]
|
cyning, cnǣw, tusc, hnecca, axian[2][4] |
king
| [[|l]]
|
lufu, hǣlþ, næġl
|
love
| [[|ɫ]]
|
feallan, eald[5] |
peal
| [[|l̥]]
|
hlāf, hlehhan[6] |
similar to clap
| [[|m]]
|
mōdor, magan, lamb
|
mother
| [[|n]]
|
nēah, cnēo, gnætt, land, habban, sunne
|
near
| [[|n̥]]
|
hnutu, hnecca[6] |
similar to snort
| [[|ŋ]]
|
ġeong, drincan
|
young
| [[|p]]
|
pæþ
|
path
| [[|r]]
|
rǣdan, mōdor[7] |
read
| [[|rˠ]]
|
eorþe, steorra[7][5] |
| [[|r̥]]
|
hring[6] |
similar to trap
| [[|s]]
|
sunne, missan, axian[3][4] |
sun
| [[|ʃ]]
|
sċeadu, fisċ[2] |
shadow
| [[|t]]
|
tīd, hwæt, settan
|
tide
| [[|tʃ]]
|
ċēace, wiċċe[2] |
cheese
| [[|v]]
|
ofer, lufu[3] |
over
| [[|ɣ]]
|
magan, lagu
|
similar to Baghdad (Arabic)
| [[|w]]
|
wīf, cwic, cnǣw
|
wife
| [[|ʍ]]
|
hwā, hwæt[6] |
what (Scottish English)
| [[|x]]
|
hēah, þurh, hlehhan
|
loch (Scottish English)
| [[|z]]
|
bysiġ[3] |
busy
| [[|θ]]
|
þæt, pæþ, hǣlþ, siþþan[3] |
through
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Vowels[8]
IPA |
Examples |
Modern English approximation
|
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[[|ɑ]]
|
axian, sċeadu, hnecca[9] |
cot (American English)
| [[|ɑː]]
|
ān, hlāf, hwā
|
father
| [[|æ]]
|
æfter, fæder
|
cat
| [[|æː]]
|
ǣniġ, hǣlþ
|
similar to there
| æɑ
|
eald
|
similar to Cockney mouth
| æːɑ
|
ēaġe, nēah
|
similar to pal
| [[|e]]
|
eċġ, fæder
|
similar to late
| [[|eː]]
|
ēþel
|
similar to made
| eo
|
eorþe, heofon
|
| eːo
|
ēowu, dēor
|
| [[|i]]
|
ilca, cwic, hāliġ
|
quick
| [[|iː]]
|
īsiġ, tīd
|
need
| iy
|
siex[10] |
| iːy
|
nīehst[10] |
| [[|o]]
|
ofer, sċeolde, heofon[9] |
| [[|oː]]
|
ōþer, mōdor
|
| [[|u]]
|
under, ġeong, lufu[9]
|
root
| [[|uː]]
|
ūt
|
mood
| [[|y]]
|
scyld, yfel
|
| [[|yː]]
|
fȳr
|
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