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Name	Old English
Nativename	Ænglisc, Anglisc, Englisc
Familycolor	Indo-European
Region	England (except the extreme southwest and northwest), parts of modern Scotland south-east of the Forth, and the eastern fringes of modern Wales.
Extinct	mostly developed into Middle English by the 13th century
Fam2	Germanic
Fam3	West Germanic
Fam4	Anglo-Frisian
Script	Runic, later Latin alphabet (Old English variant).
Iso2	ang\|iso3ang
Notice	IPA}}

! Symbol !! Description and notes
! a	Short . Spelling variations like ‹land› ~ ‹lond› "land" suggest it may have had a rounded allophone before in some cases)
! ā	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹a› in modern editions.
! æ	Short . Before 800 the digraph ‹ae› is often found instead of ‹æ›. During the 8th century ‹æ› began to be used more frequently was standard after 800. In 9th century Kentish manuscripts, a form of ‹æ› that was missing the upper hook of the ‹a› part was used. Kentish ‹æ› may be either or although this is difficult to determine.
!	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹æ› in modern editions.
! b	Represented . Also represented in early texts before 800. For example, the word "sheaves" is spelled ‹scēabas› in an early text but later (and more commonly) as ‹scēafas›.
! c	Except in the digraph (orthography)
! cg	(the surface pronunciation of [[geminate ); occasionally also for
! d	Represented . In the earliest texts, it also represented but was soon replaced by ‹ð› and ‹þ›. For example, the word meaning "thought" (lit. mood-i-think, with -i- as in "handiwork") was written ‹mōdgidanc› in a Northumbrian text dated 737, but later as ‹mōdgeþanc› in a 10th century West Saxon text.
! ð	Represented and its allophone . Called ''ðæt'' in Old English (now called eth in Modern English), ‹ð› is found in alternation with thorn ‹þ› (both representing the same sound) although it is more common in texts dating before Alfred. Together with ‹þ› it replaced earlier ‹d› and ‹th›. First attested (in definitely dated materials) in the 7th century. After the beginning of Alfred's time, ‹ð› was used more frequently for medial and final positions while ‹þ› became increasingly used in initial positions, although both still varied. Some modern editions attempt to regularise the variation between ‹þ› and ‹ð› by using only ‹þ›.
! e	Short .
!	Either Kentish or although this is difficult to determine. A modern editorial substitution for a form of ‹æ› missing the upper hook of the ‹a› found in 9th century texts.
! ē	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹e› in modern editions.
! ea	Short ; after , sometimes or .
! ēa	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹ea› in modern editions. After , sometimes .
! eo	Short ; after , sometimes
! ēo	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹eo› in modern editions.
! f	and its allophone
! g	and its allophone ; and its allophone (when after ‹n›). In Old English manuscripts, this letter usually took its insular G
! h	and its allophones . In the combinations ‹hl›, ‹hr›, ‹hn›, ‹hw›, the second consonant was certainly voiceless.
! i	Short .
! ī	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹i› in modern editions.
! ie	Short ; after , sometimes .
! īe	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹ie› in modern editions. After , sometimes .
! k	(rarely used)
! l
! m
! n	and its allophone
! o	Short .
! ō	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹o› in modern editions.
! oe	Short (in dialects with this sound).
! ōe	Long (in dialects with this sound). Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹oe› in modern editions.
! p
! qu	A rare spelling of , which was usually written as (= ‹cw› in modern editions).
! r	; the exact nature of is not known. It may have been an [[alveolar approximant as in most modern accents, an alveolar flap , or an alveolar trill .
! s	and its allophone .
! sc	or occasionally .
! t
! th	Represented in the earliest texts but was soon replaced by ‹ð› and ‹þ›. For example, the word meaning "thought" was written ‹mōdgithanc› in a 6th century Northumbrian text, but later as ‹mōdgeþanc› in a 10th century West Saxon text.
! þ	An alternate symbol called thorn (letter)
! u	and in early texts of continental scribes. The ‹u› was eventually replaced by outside of the north of the island.
! uu	in early texts of continental scribes. Outside of the north, it was generally replaced by .
! ū	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹u› in modern editions.
! w	. A modern substitution for .
!	Runic ''[[wynn''. Represents , replaced in modern print by ‹w› to prevent confusion with ‹p›.
! x	(but according to some authors, )
! y	Short .
!	Long . Rarely found in manuscripts, but usually distinguished from short ‹y› in modern editions.
! z	. A rare spelling for ‹ts›. Example: "best" is rarely spelled ‹bezt› for more common ‹betst›.

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