Etymograph > Indo-European > Old English > Rules > oe-degemination-before-consonant

Source: Ringe 2014:281

C > / _CC if sound is geminate

Examples

FromToGlossStepsExpected
PNWGmc *kussidēcyste(s)he kissedkussidē > kyssdē > kysdē > cyste
PGmc *barzda-beardedge, brim; beardbarzda- > bearrd > beard
PWGmc *appluæppelappleapplu > æpplu > æplu > æpelæpel
PWGmc *spinniluspinelspindlespinnilu > spinnlu > spinlu > spinel
PGmc *burzda-bordboardburzda- > borrd > bord
PGmc *turzda-tordexcrementturzda- > torrd > tord

Sequences

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