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Analyzing the changes from (OE) <þunor> to (ME) <thunder> ...
Total iterations:20 show
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SUGGESTED DEVELOPMENT:
<þunor> (Given OE written form)
/θunor/ (Suggested OE spoken form)
short vowels were reduced to schwa in unstressed syllables (beginning in OE and continuing in ME) (FIXME: unstr.syl.) [Millward:130|date cca 900-1500]
/θunər/
after a consonant, the difference between a schwa and nothing is not very significant
/θunr/
intrusive /d/ between /n/ and a consonant [Millward:128;Strang:166|date cca 1350-1600]
/θundr/
a parasitic schwa between two consonants [Millward:130]
/θundər/ (Suggested ME spoken form)
<thunder> (Given ME written form)
Analyzing the changes from (OE) <þunor> to (ME) <thunder> ...
Total iterations:20 show
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SUGGESTED DEVELOPMENT:
<þunor> (Given OE written form)
/θunor/ (Suggested OE spoken form)
short vowels were reduced to schwa in unstressed syllables (beginning in OE and continuing in ME) (FIXME: unstr.syl.) [Millward:130|date cca 900-1500]
/θunər/
after a consonant, the difference between a schwa and nothing is not very significant
/θunr/
intrusive /d/ between /n/ and a consonant [Millward:128;Strang:166|date cca 1350-1600]
/θundr/
a parasitic schwa between two consonants [Millward:130]
/θundər/ (Suggested ME spoken form)
<thunder> (Given ME written form)
Quick words:
OK(5) þunor - thunder
OK(1) sacc - sak
OK(2) bæc - bak
OK(2) sceal - shal
OK(2) talu - tale
X æcer - aker
OK(1) bedd - bed
OK(4) seofon - seven
OK(3) clǣne - clene
OK(2) dǣl - deel
OK(2) béam - beem
OK(2) stelan - stelen
X gés - gees
OK(5) séoþan - seethe
OK(2) slǣp - sleep
OK(1) fisc - fish
OK(2) hyll - hill
OK(1) wíf - wife
OK(2) mýs - mise
OK(1) cocc - cok
OK(2) hám - hoom
OK(2) bát - boot
OK(2) wá - wo
OK(2) þrote - throte
OK(2) móna - mone
OK(1) full - ful
OK(3) cuman - come
OK(1) mús - mous
OK(1) brú - brow
OK(3) lagu - lawe
OK(3) clawu - clawe
X aht - aught
OK(3) dæg - day
OK(1) segl - seil
X eahta - eighte
OK(6) lǣwede - lewd
X feawe - fewe
X níwe - newe
X tíwesdæg - tuesdai
OK(3) cnéow - knew
OK(2) snáw - snow
OK(3) ágan - owen
X dáh - dough
X bróhte - broughte
OK(3) hnecca - necke
OK(4) hræfn - raven
OK(2) hit - it
OK(8) hlǣfdige - ladi
X swelgan - swolwen
OK(2) morgen - morwen
X sorg - sorow
X genóg - inough
OK(4) genomen - inome
OK(4) brémel - bremble
OK(6) hláford - lord
OK(5) héafod - hed
X nǣmel - nimble
OK(11) ǣmerge - ember
X þúma - thombe
X dwínan - dwindle
X hlysnan - listnen
OK(3) behǣs - beheste
OK(2) cese - chese
OK(3) pibol - pibble
OK(5) féolaga - felawe
OK(5) þunor - thunder
OK(1) sacc - sak
OK(2) bæc - bak
OK(2) sceal - shal
OK(2) talu - tale
X æcer - aker
OK(1) bedd - bed
OK(4) seofon - seven
OK(3) clǣne - clene
OK(2) dǣl - deel
OK(2) béam - beem
OK(2) stelan - stelen
X gés - gees
OK(5) séoþan - seethe
OK(2) slǣp - sleep
OK(1) fisc - fish
OK(2) hyll - hill
OK(1) wíf - wife
OK(2) mýs - mise
OK(1) cocc - cok
OK(2) hám - hoom
OK(2) bát - boot
OK(2) wá - wo
OK(2) þrote - throte
OK(2) móna - mone
OK(1) full - ful
OK(3) cuman - come
OK(1) mús - mous
OK(1) brú - brow
OK(3) lagu - lawe
OK(3) clawu - clawe
X aht - aught
OK(3) dæg - day
OK(1) segl - seil
X eahta - eighte
OK(6) lǣwede - lewd
X feawe - fewe
X níwe - newe
X tíwesdæg - tuesdai
OK(3) cnéow - knew
OK(2) snáw - snow
OK(3) ágan - owen
X dáh - dough
X bróhte - broughte
OK(3) hnecca - necke
OK(4) hræfn - raven
OK(2) hit - it
OK(8) hlǣfdige - ladi
X swelgan - swolwen
OK(2) morgen - morwen
X sorg - sorow
X genóg - inough
OK(4) genomen - inome
OK(4) brémel - bremble
OK(6) hláford - lord
OK(5) héafod - hed
X nǣmel - nimble
OK(11) ǣmerge - ember
X þúma - thombe
X dwínan - dwindle
X hlysnan - listnen
OK(3) behǣs - beheste
OK(2) cese - chese
OK(3) pibol - pibble
OK(5) féolaga - felawe