the meaning of e and oe is errors and omissions excepted.
the meaning of e and oe is errors and omissions excepted.
what is the meaning of e and oe?
errors and omissions excepted
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while oe became in modern english, scots has retained the original pronunciation (e.g. oe "sċylfe", 'shelf', became "skelf").









































old english became when adjacent to a front vowel (e.g. "shinners" from oe "sinder", 'cinder').









































oe was often dropped in certain contexts:









































in contexts where oe and palatalized to and , respectively, in modern english (that is, after a front vowel), scots has retained the original velar pronunciation:









































word final oe (written or ) was deleted in a few words (e.g. oe "mūþ", 'mouth', became "mou" in scots).









































oe was lost in english, but remained in scots, spelled :
phonological history of scots