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    The document summarizes some of the phonological changes that occurred between Old English and Middle English. It provides a list of Old English words with their original pronunciation and the later Middle English spelling. Many Old English consonant sounds changed or were lost, resulting in new spellings that did not always match the original pronunciation. Some examples of consonant changes included the loss of the /hw/ sound, which was spelled 'wh' in Middle English, as well as changes to clusters like /hl/ being spelled 'll'.

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    Historia de la Lengua Inglesa

    Middle English – Phonology & spelling


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    PRACTICE 1

    I. Changes in the consonant (and maybe vowel) system

    OE word OE sound ME spelling PDE word

    assa [asƏ]

    loc /lok/

    sunne /sun:Ə/

    hype /hypƏ/

    sċield /ʃe:ld/

    hefiġ /hefij/

    cwic /kwik/

    drincan /drinkan/

    þūrh /Ɵu:rh/

    drīfan /dri:fan/

    heofon /heofon/

    hraþor /hraƟor/

    II. Consonant oddities.

    OE sweostor /sweostor/

    sweord /sweord/

    ǣlċ /æ:lʧ/

    myċel /myʧel/

    hlāford /hla:vord/

    hlæfdig(e) /hlæfdig(e)/
    Historia de la Lengua Inglesa
    Middle English – Phonology & spelling
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    hēafod /he:avod/

    hæfde /hævd(e)/

    andswerien /andswerien/

    godspelle /godspele/

    hlysnan /hlysnan/

    wīf(e)man /wi:fman/

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