List of Tables

2.1

Examples of Parsons’ numeral comparisons

43

2.2

Correspondence between consonants

47

2.3

Cognates and reconstructions

49

3.1

Gender classifications for OE nouns

80

3.2

OE noun declensions

81

3.3

Forms of the definite article the

83

3.4

Masculine nouns – strong and weak adjectival declensions

83

3.5

Feminine nouns – strong and weak adjectival declensions

84

3.6

Neuter nouns – strong and weak adjectival declensions

84

3.7

First, second and dual person pronouns

85

3.8

Third person pronouns

85

3.9

Present indicative and subjunctive inflections

86

3.10

Weak verb preterite and past participle forms

(one from each main class)

86

3.11

Strong verbs (one from each main class)

87

3.12

Weak and strong verb preterite conjugations

87

3.13

OE be¯on ‘to be’

88

4.1

ME pronouns – first and second persons

120

4.2

ME pronouns – third person

120

4.3

ME present indicative and subjunctive inflections

121

4.4

ME preterite conjugations in weak and strong verbs

122

5.1

Present indicative inflections in EModE

159

Voiceless

Voiced

Fricatives

f fat, laugh

v vat, drive

θ think, Hathaway

those, scathing

s sand, bus

z zen, haze

ʃ shop, hush

measure, freesia

h hand, horrendous

Plosives

p pint, stipend

b bottle, hubbub

t tantrum, hate

d dentist, hard

k kind, coconut

g guy, anger

Affricates

cherry, catch

jam, fudge

Nasals

m mine, hum

n naughty, handsome

ŋ hang

Liquids

l leak, light

r right, wrought

Glides

j year, young

w well, where