ipa/Old English

Throughout Wikipedia, the pronunciation of words is indicated by means of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

The following tables list the IPA symbols used for Old English words and pronunciations. Please note that several of these symbols are used in ways that are specific to Wikipedia and differ from those used by dictionaries.

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Key

Consonants
IPA Examples Modern English approximation
b bysig, lamb, habban busy
ç niht, tǣhte hue
d dōn, fæder, land, biddan do
sengan, ecg edge
ð ōþer, eorþe other
f fæder, ƿīf, offrian father
ɡ gōd, gnætt, geong good
h hēah, hǣlþ heaven
j geong, nægl, ƿeg, gēa, bysig year
k cyning, cnǣƿ, tusc, hnecca, axian king
l lufu, hǣlþ, nægl leaf
ɫ feallan, eald, ƿlite peal
hlāf, hlehhan whispered leaf
m mōdor, magan, lamb mother
n nēah, cnēo, gnætt, land, habban, sunne near
hnutu, hnecca whispered near
ŋ geong, drincan young
p pæþ path
r rǣdan, mōdor read
eorþe, steorra, ƿrang ruff
hring whispered read
s sunne, missan, axian sun
ʃ sceadu, fisc shadow
t tīd, hƿæt, settan stand
cēace, ƿicce cheese
v ofer, lufu over
ɣ magan, lagu, dagum Spanish fuego
w ƿīf, cƿic, cnǣƿ wife
ʍ hƿā, hƿæt what (some speakers)
x hēah, þurh, hlehhan loch (Scottish English)
z bys busy
θ þæt, pæþ, hǣlþ, siþþan through
Vowels
IPA Examples Modern English approximation
ɑ axian, sceadu, hnecca cot (American English)
ɑː ān, hlāf, hƿā father
æ æfter, fæder cat
æː ǣnig, hǣ dad
e ecg, fæder similar to late
ēþel similar to made
i ilca, cƿic, hālig feet
īsig, tīd need
o ofer, sceolde, heofon thorn
ōþer, mōdor door
ø [example needed] turn
øː gemœ̄tan blur
u under, geong, lufu root
ūt mood
y scyld, yfel French tu
fȳr German Dürer
Diphthongs
æɑ eald mouth (Cockney)
æːɑ ēage, nēah now (Cockney)
eo eorþe, heofon bed + rod
eːo ēoƿu, dēor snail (MLE)
iy siex feet + French tu
iːy nīehst need + French tu
Suprasegmentals
IPA Examples Explanation
ˈ eorþe [ˈeorˠðe] stress mark (placed right before the stressed syllable)

See also

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Notes

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International Phonetic AlphabetOld English

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