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edh

edh

9.9
A letter that shows the voiced th sound in words like this
  • other
  • Specialized
: edh
  • The letter edh was historically important in Old English for denoting the voiced 'th' sound, as in 'this'.

Examples

  • In the International Phonetic Alphabet, edh represents the sound in 'this' and 'breathe'.

  • The letter edh represents a sound similar to 'th' in 'this'.

  • The letter edh was used in Old English to write words like 'þeod'.

  • Linguists often refer to edh when discussing historical English spelling.

  • In Old English, edh was commonly used in writing.

  • In the International Phonetic Alphabet, edh is used to symbolize the voiced 'th' sound found in words like 'that' and 'breathe'.

  • When learning about Old English, students often encounter the letter edh to understand its phonetic uses.

Synonyms

eth
vsedh
  • Specialized
1 9.9

A letter used to show the voiced th sound, as in the word this

is used mainly in phonetic alphabets rather than in normal language writing

Surface Forms

edh main

Etymology

Edh is the name for the old letter ð, which was used in Old English to write the 'th' sound in words like 'this' and 'breathe'. So edh is simply the letter you can think of when you hear the 'th' in 'this'.