SOURCE
CHANGE
/e:/
Spelling: e, ee
ern
"eagle"
ye "yes"
Mid, front, unrounded long vowel. Vowel of PDE there or French fête.
SOUND
CHANGE
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/e:/ Spelling: e, ee ern
"eagle" Mid, front, unrounded long vowel. Vowel of PDE there or French fête. SOUND |
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| OE
/æ:/ |
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Great
Vowel Shift |
EME
/e/ |
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| OE
/e/ |
Lengthening
in open syllables |
Influence
of /r/ |
EME
/e/
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| OE
/æ:'/
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Smoothing
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