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==Skundavisk== | ==Skundavisk== | ||
===Etymology=== | ===Etymology=== | ||
From Middle Skundavisk ''taken'', from Old Skundavisk ''tākan'', ''tēkan'', from Halmisk ''tēkan'', from Proto-Germanic ''*tēkaną''. The shortening of the /a/ vowel during the late times of Old Skundavisk is irregular and explains why the modern form is not ''*tåken'' as it normally would be. This has also caused the verb to switch from the strong verb class 7 to the class 6 which is the usual class for verbs whose main vowel is a short /a/. However, typical class 7 preterit forms like ''tek'' can still be heard in some dialects. | From Middle Skundavisk ''taken'', from Old Skundavisk ''tākan'', ''tēkan'', from Halmisk ''ᛏᛖᚲᚨᚾ'' (''tēkan''), from Proto-Germanic ''*tēkaną''. The shortening of the /a/ vowel during the late times of Old Skundavisk is irregular and explains why the modern form is not ''*tåken'' as it normally would be. This has also caused the verb to switch from the strong verb class 7 to the class 6 which is the usual class for verbs whose main vowel is a short /a/. However, typical class 7 preterit forms like ''tek'' can still be heard in some dialects. | ||
===Pronunciation=== | ===Pronunciation=== | ||