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SOURCE
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CHANGE
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/æ:'/ Spelling: ea east "east" Diphthong: OE /æ:/ + unstressed middle vowel /'/. The vowel of PDE bad, lengthened, + the vowel of PDE bud. SOUND
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CHANGE
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REFLEX
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| Germanic */au/ |
>>>>
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Smoothing
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ME
/e:/
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| OE
/æ:/ |
Breaking
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Umlaut
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OE
/y:/ |
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| OE
/æ:/ |
Palatal
diphthongization |
ME
diphthongization |
ME
/eu/
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