Middle English Pronounciation Flashcards
(7 cards)
1
Q
/th/ and /f/
Ferne, Fowles, Forward, Oft, Fyfe, Ofer, Efer
That, Thoughte, Thonder, Bathen, Sothe, Fother
A
Voiceless like Thing and Fish.
Harder when between vowels
2
Q
/gh/ or /h/
Night, Ih
Ynogh, Oght, Draught
A
Hard h sound “Ach” - germanic
3
Q
/wh/
whanne, what, who
A
Just like an H in front of an english word.
4
Q
/ng/
fingeres
A
Like in the word finger.
5
Q
/S/
Seyde, Sothe, Cosin
A
Seem
VS = Please
6
Q
/r/
Rood, Ferne
A
Trilled like spanish r but not rr
7
Q
/k/
Knight
A
Spoken like Kn
