Anglish Letter Names

Foreword

This is an attempt to compile Anglish names for English's Latin letters (or in the case of W, to invent a name). The names are based on the manuscripts Stowe 57 and Cotton Titus D 18, and also on an understanding of English's historic sound changes.

Tabled List

LETTER NAME IPA Aa a /eɪ/ Bb bee /bi/ Cc chee (cee) /tʃi/ Dd dee /di/ Ee e /i/ Ff eff /ɛf/ Gg yee /ji/ Hh hake /heɪk/ Ii i /aɪ/ Kk kay /keɪ/ Ll el /ɛl/ Mm em /ɛm/ Nn en /ɛn/ Oo o /oʊ/ Pp pee /pi/ Rr ar /ɑr/ Ss ess /ɛs/ Tt tee /ti/ Uu u /aʊ/ Ww twin u /twɪn.aʊ/ Xx ex /ɛks/ Yy wye /waɪ/ Þþ thorn /θɔɹn/ Ðð that /ðæt/ Ƿƿ win /wɪn/ Ææ ash (asc) /æʃ/