Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Phoneme

Graphemes: æ
Classes: short open front vocalic vowel
Features -long +low -high -back +syllabic +voice

Related rules

Origin

  • oe-breaking-before-h: æ > ea / _h, e > eo / _h, i > io / _h, ī > īo / _h, ǣ > ēa / _h
  • oe-breaking-before-rc-lc: æ > ea / _{r|l}C, e > eo / _rC, e > eo / _lh, i > io / _rC, i > ie / _lh
  • oe-ae-retraction: æ > a / _C[+back], æ > a / _CC[+back], æ > a / _sC[+back]
  • oe-short-vowel-syncope
  • oe-unstressed-vowel-merger: æ > i / _{ġ|ċ}, æ > e, i > e