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