anglo-saxon muttering.
Source: Old English Pronunciation
| Spelling | Pronunciation |
|---|---|
| a | [ɑ] as in Modern English father |
| æ | [æ] as in Modern English cat |
| e | [e] as in Modern English fate |
| ea | [æɑ] a diphthong, starting with [æ] and ending with [ɑ] |
| eo | [eo] or [eʊ] a diphthong, starting with [e] and ending with [o] or [ʊ] |
| i | [i] as in Modern English feet |
| ie | [ɪ] as in Modern English sit |
| o | [o] as in Modern English boat |
| u | [u] as in Modern English fool |
| y | [y] as in German über or Füße, French tu or dur |
| c | [k] as in Modern English cow |
| ċ | [ʧ] as in Modern English chew |
| cg | [ʤ] like the dge in Modern English edge |
| f | [f] as in Modern English fox; between voiced sounds [v] |
| g | [ɡ] as in Modern English good; between voiced sounds [ɣ], a voiced velar spirant |
| ġ | [j] as in Modern English yes; after n [ʤ] as in angel |
| h | within words or finally, [x] or [ç] like German ch |
| s | [s] as in Modern English sin; between voiced sounds [z] |
| sc | [ʃ] usually as in Modern English show; occasionally [sk] |
| þ/ð | [θ] as in Modern English thin; between voiced sounds, [ð] as in then |
