Verner's law — Verner s law, stated by Karl Verner in 1875, describes a historical sound change in the Proto Germanic language whereby voiceless fricatives * f , * þ , * s and * x , when immediately following an unstressed syllable in the same word, underwent… … Wikipedia
Verner's law — Ver ner s law (Philol.) A statement, propounded by the Danish philologist Karl Verner in 1875, which explains certain apparent exceptions to Grimm s law by the original position of the accent. Primitive Indo European k, t, p, became first in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Verner's law — noun a qualification of Grimm s law • Hypernyms: ↑sound law * * * Verner s law see law n.1 17 c … Useful english dictionary
Verner's law — Ling. the statement by K. Verner of a regularity behind some apparent exceptions in the Germanic languages to Grimm s law, namely, that Proto Germanic voiceless fricatives became voiced when between voiced sounds if the immediately preceding… … Universalium
Verner's law — Ver′ner s law′ n. ling. a statement of the regularity behind some apparent exceptions in the Germanic languages to Grimm s law, namely, that Proto Germanic voiceless fricatives became voiced when occurring between voiced sounds if the immediately … From formal English to slang
Verner's law — /ˈvɜnəz lɔ/ (say vernuhz law) noun an account explaining apparent exceptions to Grimm s law by showing their dependence on the position of word stress in primitive Indo European; explains, for example, the apparent irregular development of Indo… …
Verner's law — noun Etymology: Karl A. Verner Date: 1878 a statement in historical linguistics: in medial or final position in voiced environments and when the immediately preceding vowel did not bear the principal accent in Proto Indo European, the Proto… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Verner — may refer to:* Verner (name), people with the given name or surname * Verner, Ontario, town near Sturgeon Falls, Canada * The Lillian Verner Game Show, American popular recurring skit on MADtv * Verner s law, historical sound change in the Proto… … Wikipedia
Verner, Karl — ▪ Danish linguist in full Karl Adolf Verner born March 7, 1846, Århus, Den. died Nov. 5, 1896, Copenhagen linguist and formulator of Verner s law, which provided convincing evidence of the regularity of sound change in the historical… … Universalium
Verner'sLaw — Ver·ner s Law (vûrʹnərz, vĕrʹ ) n. A law stating essentially that Proto Germanic noninitial voiceless fricatives in voiced environments became voiced when the previous syllable was unstressed in Proto Indo European. For example, both the th and… … Universalium
