A QUICK PRONOUCIATION GUIDE
How to pronounce all those special characters used on this and
other Heathen web sites
CONSONANTS
Capital |
Lower-Case |
Name |
Sounds Like |
Ð |
ð |
"ed" |
"th" as in this, thus |
Þ |
þ |
"thorn" |
"th" as in thanks, thrust |
VOWELS
Capital |
Lower-Case |
Sounds Like |
Á |
á |
"ow" as in owl, towel |
Æ |
æ |
"a" as in Amy |
É |
é |
"ee" as in tree, green |
Ó |
ó |
"o" as in orange, order |
Ö |
ö |
English "o" with the lips pursed |
Ú |
ú |
"oo" as in toot, moot |
All other vowels are pronounced "short" (as in add, ever, in,
other, and up)

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