class_docstr: Transcription of Old English words
docstr: :return: str: Returns the ASCII-encoded string
  
  Thorn (Þ, þ) and Ash(Æ, æ) are substituted by the digraphs
  'th' and 'ae' respectively. Wynn(Ƿ, ƿ) and Eth(Ð, ð) are replaced
  by 'w' and 'd'.
  
  Examples:
  
  >>> Word('ġelǣd').ascii_encoding()
  'gelaed'
  
  >>> Word('ƿeorðunga').ascii_encoding()
  'weordunga'
code: def ascii_encoding(self):
      """
      :return: str: Returns the ASCII-encoded string
  
      Thorn (Þ, þ) and Ash(Æ, æ) are substituted by the digraphs
      'th' and 'ae' respectively. Wynn(Ƿ, ƿ) and Eth(Ð, ð) are replaced
      by 'w' and 'd'.
  
      Examples:
  
      >>> Word('ġelǣd').ascii_encoding()
      'gelaed'
  
      >>> Word('ƿeorðunga').ascii_encoding()
      'weordunga'
  
      """
  
      w = self.remove_diacritics()
  
      for k, val in zip(Normalize.keys(), Normalize.values()):
          w = w.replace(k, val)
  
      return w
  
file_path: cltk/src/cltk/phonology/ang/transcription.py
imports: import logging
  import re
  import unicodedata
label_desc: Use image node_id 3 for calling the Word obj's underlying member method code with example usage: obj.ascii_encoding() and returns: w