Consonants

Question 1

þ(thorn) & ð (eth)

Answer 1

used interchangeably, unvoiced ‘th’ in ME thinketh–þing ‘thing’, broðor ‘brother’

Question 2

f, s, þ, ð (between vowels or voiced sounds)

Answer 2

voiced. f–>v, s–>z, etc: ċeosan ‘to choose’, feðer ‘feather

Question 3

double consonants

Answer 3

lengthened and pronounced

Question 4

ċ

Answer 4

used to distinguish from c ‘k’; like ‘ch’ in chin