Consonants[1]
| IPA |
Examples |
Modern English approximation
|
| b
|
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
|
|
Vowels[8]
| IPA |
Examples |
Modern English approximation
|
| 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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