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Variations of Spelling

(This is Henry Sweet's original text.)

The spellings which follow the = are those under which the word must be sought in the dictionary, if it cannot be found under the original spelling. Unaccented vowels are disregarded.

a = æ, ea

æ = a, æg, e, ea

æi, æig = æg

æo = ea

b = f

c = g, h

ce = c

ch = c, h

ci = c

cs = sc, x

ct = ht

d = þ

dd = þd

ds = ts

ð = þ

e = æ, ea, eg, eo, ie, y

ea = æ, a, eo, gea, i

ei = e, eg

eo = e, ea, geo, i, ie, oe (= e)

eu = eo, eow

ew = eow

f = w

fn = mn

g = h, w, x

ge = g

gg = cg

gi = g

gu = geo

h = c, g

hs = sc, x

i = eo, g, ie, ig, ige, y

ia = eo

ig = i

io = eo

iu = eo, geo

iw = eow

k = c

m = mn, n

nc = c(e)n, ng

ng = g(e)n

o = a, og

oe = e, æ

ps = sp

pt = ft

qu = cw

sc = s

sce - sc

sci = sc

sþ = st

t = þ

th = þ

u = f, ug, v, w

uu = ū, w

v = f

weo = wo, wu

wi = wu

wo = weo

wu = w, weo, wo, wy

wy = weo, wi

x = cs, hs, sc

y = e, i, ie, yg