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Re: Eald Englisc to Niwum Englisce

From:dunn patrick w <tb0pwd1@...>
Date:Wednesday, April 14, 1999, 19:52
On Wed, 14 Apr 1999, Padraic Brown wrote:

> > Why do we say /gIv/ instead of /yIv/? It comes from giefan, which was > > pronounced like /yievan/. > > > > Why did we choose to change cg -> dg, sc -> sh, thorn -> th, and ae -> a? > > "We" didn't. The Normans are the ones who introduced these orthographic > conventions, I believe.
Good. My major premise is that the Norman invasion never happened.