New consonants developed from palatal plosives [k’], [g’]and the cluster [sk’]:
| OE Sounds | ME Sounds | In Writing | OE | ME |
| [k’] à | [t∫] | tch, ch | cild [k’il’d] | child [t∫ild] |
| [g’] à | [dζ] | g, dg | ecge [‘egg’ə] | edge [‘edζə] |
| [sk’] à | [∫] | sh, ssh, sch | fisc[fisk’] | fish[fi∫] |