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Magu Posted 21 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Pronunciation of Old English "hlafmaese"
Hi,
If someone could help me with this word, I'd be grateful. A sound file would be wonderful, but phonetic spelling (example: HELL-oh for Hello) would also work fine.
Thanks!
magu
If someone could help me with this word, I'd be grateful. A sound file would be wonderful, but phonetic spelling (example: HELL-oh for Hello) would also work fine.
Thanks!
magu
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Welcome to the Forums, Magu.
I know nothing about old English pronunciation, but this site may help you in case there is nobody here familiar with that area: http://pages.unibas.ch/anglist/schiltz/data/oe
I know nothing about old English pronunciation, but this site may help you in case there is nobody here familiar with that area: http://pages.unibas.ch/anglist/schiltz/data/oe
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Hi LL,
The site (which looks like it originates in Switzerland?) doesn't come up for me...I tried pasting it in the browser, but no luck. Can you tell more about it, please?
magu
The site (which looks like it originates in Switzerland?) doesn't come up for me...I tried pasting it in the browser, but no luck. Can you tell more about it, please?
magu
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Hi Pemmican,
It has to do with some research I'm doing. "In England, August 1 was known as Lammas (from the Old English hlafmaese, "Loaf Mass"). In thanksgiving for a plentiful harvest, the faithful brought bread made from the first sheaves of grain to church for a blessing.
magu
It has to do with some research I'm doing. "In England, August 1 was known as Lammas (from the Old English hlafmaese, "Loaf Mass"). In thanksgiving for a plentiful harvest, the faithful brought bread made from the first sheaves of grain to church for a blessing.
magu
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http://www.kami.demon.co.uk/gesithas/OEsteps/pronounc.html
From this site, it appears that the pronunciation is
LLAFF-mazzeh
where "LL" is as in Welsh (sometimes described as unvoiced "L"), the first "A" is as in "swan", the second "a" as in "c
From this site, it appears that the pronunciation is
LLAFF-mazzeh
where "LL" is as in Welsh (sometimes described as unvoiced "L"), the first "A" is as in "swan", the second "a" as in "c
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AnonymousHi Pemmican,That is interesting, I didn't know that. Tha
It has to do with some research I'm doing. "In England, August 1 was known as Lammas (from the Old English hlafmaese, "Loaf Mass"). In thanksgiving for a plentiful harvest, the faithful brought bread made from the first sheaves of grain to church for a blessing.
magu
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Hi Pemmican,
You're right about the sound, "niht" in Old English is pronunced as "nicht" in German. But if you look at the site that I provided you can see other options of "h" pronunciation. However, unfortunately "hl-" was not covered at that page, but it is exactly as CJ mentioned in the link he inserted. (Hope you enjoy listening to the Old English sounds!)
You're right about the sound, "niht" in Old English is pronunced as "nicht" in German. But if you look at the site that I provided you can see other options of "h" pronunciation. However, unfortunately "hl-" was not covered at that page, but it is exactly as CJ mentioned in the link he inserted. (Hope you enjoy listening to the Old English sounds!)
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Thanks for your reply, Languagelover.
Interesting, that the "h" was only aspirated when it was used as the initial sound followed by another consonant... but I was only guessing anyways.
I know that "h" sounded like [h] when it's the first sound of a word or syllable, and [x] when its's the final sound of a word or immediately followed by a consonant. It seems to be different whe
Interesting, that the "h" was only aspirated when it was used as the initial sound followed by another consonant... but I was only guessing anyways.
I know that "h" sounded like [h] when it's the first sound of a word or syllable, and [x] when its's the final sound of a word or immediately followed by a consonant. It seems to be different whe
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