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===Coronal Consonant Assimilation=== | ===Coronal Consonant Assimilation=== | ||
This rule has a formidable name, but is actually common to all Germanic languages. This rule states that whenever a coronal consonant (namely, ‹d›, ‹t›, or ‹þ›) is directly followed by ‹t› or ‹st›, the coronal consonant becomes ‹s›. This accounts for the English word ''best'', from earlier ''betst'', from *''batest''. This applies mainly to second person preterit strong verbs, e.g. ''ǧutna'' ‘to pour’ has a past of ''gǭst'' ‘you poured’, rather than the expected **''gǭtt''. | |||
===Syncope of Unstressed Non-High Middle Vowel=== | ===Syncope of Unstressed Non-High Middle Vowel=== | ||