Graphemes: æ
Classes: short open front vocalic vowel
Implicit classes: V
Features -long +low -high -back +syllabic +voice
Related rules
Origin
pre-oe-a-fronting: {a|ā} > {æ|ǣ} / _{!w|wi}, {a|ā} > {æ|ǣ} / _{!w|wi}oe-breaking-before-h: æ > ea / _h, e > eo / _h, i > io / _h, ī > īo / _h, ǣ > ēa / _hoe-breaking-before-rc-lc: æ > ea / _{r|l}C, e > eo / _rC, e > eo / _lh, i > io / _rC, i > ie / _lhoe-ae-retraction: æ > a / _C[+back], æ > a / _CC[+back], æ > a / _sC[+back]oe-palatal-diphtongization: {æ|ǣ} > {ea|ēa} / {ċ|ġ}_, e > ie / {ċ|ġ}_oe-i-umlaut: {u|ū|o|ō|æ|ā} > {y|ȳ|e|ē|e|ǣ}oe-i-umlaut-nasalized: {ą|ą̄} > {æ|ē}oe-ae-raising: æ > e / _[nasal,-syllabic]oe-short-vowel-syncope: {æ|e|o} > ∅, i > ∅, {u|y} > ∅oe-unstressed-vowel-merger: æ > i / _{ġ|ċ}, æ > e, i > e