| From: | BP Jonsson <bpj@...> |
|---|---|
| Date: | Wednesday, September 6, 2000, 9:45 |
**Middle English Diphthongs**
wég 'way' éj----------+
+---ei------+
féohtan 'fight' éoh---------éh----------+ |
+---äi
dèg 'day' æj----------äj----------+ |
+---äi------+
græg 'gréy' æ:j---------ë:j---------+
dragan 'draw' a3----------ä3----------+
|
clawu 'claw' aw----------äw----------+---äu
|
séah 'saw' éa---æh----------äh----------+
scréawa 'shrew' ea---æ:w---------ë:w-------------ëw
hréowan 'rue' eow---------e:w---------+---eu------+
+---iu
sníwan 'snow' i:w---------+---iu------+
ágan 'own' a:3---------+
|
cnáwan 'know' a:w---------+
|
dáh 'dough' a:h---------+
|
-flogen 'flown' o3----------+---åw------ow
|
dohtor 'daughter oh----------+
|
plógas 'plows/ploughs o:3---------+
|
sóhte 'sought' o:h---------+
|
grówan 'grow' o:w---------+
**Middle Inglisc Twélúds**
wég 'way' éj--------------ei--------+
|
dèg 'day' æj----------äj--------------äi--------+---á
|
græg 'gréy' æ:j---------ë:j-------------ëi--------+
féohtan 'fight' éoh---------éh--------------ë3---ö3---+
+---oy
séah 'saw' éa---æh----------äh--------------ä3---ö3---+
dragan 'draw' a3----------ä3----------+
+---äu---ô
clawu 'claw' aw----------äw----------+
scréawa 'shrew' ea---æ:w---------ë:w-------------ëw---+
|
hréowan 'rue' eow---------e:w---------+---eu---+---eu---ju
|
sníwan 'snow' i:w---------+---iu---+
ágan 'own' a:3---------+
|
cnáwan 'know' a:w---------+
|
-flogen 'flown' o3----------+---åw---ó
|
plógas 'plows/ploughs o:3---------+
|
grówan 'grow' o:w---------+
dáh 'dough' a:h---------+
|
dohtor 'daughter oh----------+---o3---ow
|
sóhte 'sought' o:h---------+
/BP 8^)>
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B.Philip Jonsson mailto:bpX@netg.se mailto:melrochX@mail.com (delete X)
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"Truth, Sir, is a cow which will give [skeptics] no more milk,
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-- Sam. Johnson (no rel. ;)