A Relative Chronology of Old Icelandic Sound Laws |
Common terms and phrases
1-mutation a-breaking a-mutation a-stem abrow acc.sg according to Point adjective anal analogical assimilation became Bethge breaking byggb caused combination Consonant Changes consonantic dat.sg diphthongs disappear Dissimilation dugba earliest erit examples final position Foint gelr gen.pl gen.sg gestr Gjúki Gothic gróa gunnr Heusler i-mutation illustrated Indo-European final instance Kock lengthening loanwords long syllables long vowels loss of medial lost máni mariz Masc mort mutation nasal consonant Nasal Loss nom.sg Noreen nouns occur Old Icelandic original palatal past participle period of syncope Point 12 Point 21 preceding vowel preserved Primitive Germanic Primitive Norse Prokosch result runic inscriptions short syllables short vowel sinking sjá skjoldr skuggi sound law speech unit spirant spreekmaat Stage of Syncope tekinn u-mutation u-syncope ulfr unaccented syllables verbs Verner's Law vettr vino voiceless Vowel Changes w-losses words X-sinking