,
initially or in the vicinity of voiceless phonemes; ME
/h/ ,
in final position/f/
MIDDLE ENGLISH THROUGH PRESENT-DAY ENGLISH
SOURCE: OE
/f/ ,
initially or in the vicinity of voiceless phonemes; ME
/h/ ,
in final position
Voiceless labiodental fricative
The consonant /f/ has been stable from EME through PDE.
| CONSONANT |
OE
/f/
|
ME
/f/
|
EME
/f/
|
PDE /f/
|
| SPELLING |
f
|
f, ff
|
f, ff, gh,
ph (loanwords)
|
f, ff, gh,
ph (loanwords)
|
| EXAMPLE |
fif
|
five
|
five
|
five
|
SOUND