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CHANGE
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/e/ Spelling: e eft "again" Mid, front, tense unrounded short vowel. The vowel of PDE bet. SOUND |
CHANGE
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REFLEX
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| Germanic */e/ |
>>>>
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>>>>
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ME
/e/
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| OE
/æ/ |
Umlaut
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Lengthening
before consonants |
OE
/e:/ ,
ME /e/ |
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| OE
/a/
+ nasal |
Umlaut
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Lengthening
in open syllables |
ME
/e:/
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| OE
/o/ |
Umlaut
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ME
diphthongization |
ME
/æi/ |
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| OE
/y/ |
Unrounding
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Breaking
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OE
/e'/
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| Palatal
diphthongization |
OE
/i'//>OE
/i/ |