Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-i-syncope-near-l

• i > ∅ / l_C if syllable is open and syllable is not last and sound is non-stressed

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
PGmc *alinō	eln	forearm	alinō > elinu > elnu > eln
PWGmc *saliþu	seld	dwelling	saliþu > seliþu > selþu > selþ	selþ

Notes

Ringe 2014:276: the sound change responsible for these instances of syncope was arrested before it went to completion

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-short-vowel-syncope, next oe-postconsonantal-j
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-short-vowel-syncope, next oe-postconsonantal-j
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-short-vowel-syncope, next oe-postconsonantal-j