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| When as an unstressed syllable. | | When as an unstressed syllable. | ||
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| / | | /e/ | ||
| A unique change which arose after the merging of the Old English and Welsh, in which '''''ǣ''''' would change to / | | A unique change which arose after the merging of the Old English and Welsh, in which '''''ǣ''''' would change to /e/ when as the stressed syllable. It is guessed that they speakers simply didn't like annunciating the /æː/ when also stressed. | ||
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! '''''ae''''' | ! '''''ae''''' |
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