§ 32. þ (ð).
10. þ and ð are used indifferently to denote the open dental, either voiced or unvoiced, initially, medially and finally:
þ: þan 23, þinum 413, fuþer-fæte 44, teþ 211; siþþan 213.
ð: ðone 220, raðe 42, hafað 206; cyððe 28, siððan 1811.
20. þ (ð) occasionally interchanges with d: cweð 212, cwed 221–also wriþ 615, ȝewryd 1622. Notice also the occurrence of d for original þ: ærfodum 615, bruced 83. As will be seen under the Accidence, the latter substitution is frequent in the 3d persons, both singular and plural, of the present indicative.
30. d occurs for ðn in wurde 28.
Notes.–a) On sw for þ cf. Spelling p. XVII.
b) odðer 1213 2212 and 243 is no doubt miswritten for oððer.
Sibilants.
§ 33. s.
10. OE. s is preserved: sar 87, ȝeclansod 623, ȝyrdels 219; þissun 220.
20. þis occurs for þissum 24.
Note.–sh is obviously for s in shuca 166.
§ 34. x.
OE. x remains unchanged: wexeð 1222, fex 619 etc., tux 2221. Notice axan 84 etc., the metathetic form of æsca (also æsca 107).
Gutturals and palatals.
§ 35. c.
10. c occurs both before front and back vowels: cembe 617, abrice 418; aweccenne 821–casere 24, loca 612; wudebucca 149. Also finally: wyrc 624, and before consonants: ȝecniden 1223.
