Anglo-Frisian brightening

noun

A sound change in the early Anglo-Frisian languages in which the vowel /ɑ/ was fronted to /æ/.

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Meanings

nounAnglo-Frisian brightening (uncountable)
  1. uncountablehuman sciencesA sound change in the early Anglo-Frisian languages in which the vowel /ɑ/ was fronted to /æ/.
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