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Meaning of Verner's law | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sound law describing the voicing of voiceless fricatives in early Proto-Germanic, due to placement of the accent on a word.

Equivalents

Nederlands wet van Verner

Examples

“The discovery of Verner's law provided an explanation for the medial voiced plosive in Old English fæder "father".”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

Verneshot Vernești Vernet Vernet's syndrome Vernetta Verneuil process