S. [θ] ‹th›

S. [θ] ‹th›

References ✧ LotR/1114; PE18/92; RGEO/63; VT47/14, 16

Variations

• th ✧ LotR/1114; RGEO/63

Element In

• S. t-series
• S. voiceless-spirants

Phonetic Development

S. initial nasals vanished before stops	θ-	<	nθ-	✧ PE18/92 (nt > th-)
S. long voiceless spirants shortened	θ	<	θθ	✧ VT47/14 (þþ > þ); VT47/16 (þþ > þ)

N. [θ] ‹th›

References ✧ PE19/18, 20-21, 23

Element In

• N. t-series
• N. voiceless-spirants

Phonetic Development

N. [no change]	θ	<	θ	✧ PE19/18 (th/þ- > th-); PE19/21 (thr- > thr-); PE19/21 (thl- > thl-; dial fl-); PE19/23 (-th- > -th-)
N. initial [s] vanished before spirants	θ-	<	sθ-	✧ PE19/20 (sth- > th-)
N. initial [θl] sometimes became [fl]	θl-	>	fl-	✧ PE19/21 (thl- > fl-; dial)

G. [θ] ‹th›

Reference ✧ PE15/12 ✧ th

Element In

• G. t-series
• G. voiceless-spirants