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Learn about the 24 letters of the Old English Latin alphabet, used from the 8th to the 12th centuries. See how they evolved from the Latin and runic alphabets, and how they were pronounced and written.
Learn about the history and features of the Old English / Anglo-Saxon alphabet, which was written with runes or Latin letters. Hear how to pronounce Old English words and phrases from Beowulf and the UDHR.
18 wrz 2008 · Learn about the letters and sounds of Old English, based on the Latin alphabet with some native additions and runes. See examples, images, and Unicode codes of the Old English alphabet.
Learn how to pronounce the three Old English letters that are not used in modern English: Ð, Þ, and Æ. Hear their IPA symbols and see examples of words with these letters.
The Old English period is followed by Middle English (1150 to 1500), Early Modern English (1500 to 1650) and finally Modern English (after 1650), and in Scotland Early Scots (before 1450), Middle Scots (c. 1450 to 1700) and Modern Scots (after 1700).
Learn the letters and sounds of the Old English alphabet, adapted from the Latin alphabet by Christianity. See examples of long and short vowels, diphthongs, and special symbols.
Old English Pronunciation Guide. The letters of the Old English alphabet are: A B C D E F G H I K L M N O P Q R S T U X Y Ƿ Þ Ð Æ. You should notice there are four letters which are not present in modern English: wynn (Ƿ), thorn (Þ), eth (Ð), and ash (Æ), and there is no 'j', 'v', 'w', or 'z', but that's not to say these sounds are not ...
