,
medially in the vicinity of voiced phonemes; EME /d/
[See "Early Middle English Alternation of /d/ and
/ð/" .]/ð/
MIDDLE ENGLISH THROUGH PRESENT-DAY ENGLISH
SOURCE: OE
/q/ ,
medially in the vicinity of voiced phonemes; EME /d/
[See "Early Middle English Alternation of /d/ and
/ð/" .]
Voiced interdental fricative
The consonant /ð/ has been stable from ME through PDE.
| CONSONANT |
ME
/ð/
|
EME
/ð/
|
PDE /ð/
|
| SPELLING |
þ, ð, th, y
|
th, þ,
y
|
th
|
| EXAMPLE |
bathe
|
bathe
|
bathe
|
SOUND
CHANGES AFFECTING /ð/
EME /ð/
Alternation with /d/