Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-shortening-before-consonants

• [+syllabic] > [-long] / _CCC

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
*gōdspell	godspell	gospel	gōdspell > godspell
PWGmc *laiwazikā	lāwriċe	lark	laiwazikā > lāwrċǣ > lawrċǣ > lawrċe	lawrċe
PGmc *haifsti-	hǣst	conflict	haifsti- > hǣfsti > hæfsti > hæfst	hæfst

• [+syllabic] > [-long] / _CC if syllable is first and number of syllables is at least 3

• [+syllabic] > [-long] / _CC if next sound is geminate

Examples

From	To	Gloss	Steps	Expected
*lǣssa	læssa	less	lǣssa > læssa
PWGmc *blīþisi	bliss	happiness	blīþisi > blīssi > blissi > bliss
PWGmc *wlātiþō	wlǣtta	nausea, disgust, loathing	wlātiþō > wlǣttā > wlættā > wlætta	wlætta

Sequences

pwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-voicing-assimilation, next oe-apocope
pgmc-to-oe: previous oe-voicing-assimilation, next oe-apocope
pnwgmc-to-oe: previous oe-voicing-assimilation, next oe-apocope