Re: Question about Latin E and Slavic yat'

Jan van Steenbergen scripsit:

> That's true. I don't recall the [French] rules offhand either, but I do know
> that it only happens when the syllable is stressed.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_French lists them, and I summarize here:

		(CL > PWR > OF)
		a, a: > a > e
		e, ae > E > ie
		e:, oe, i > e > ei
		i: > i > i
		o > O > uo
		o:, u > o > ou
		u > u > y
		au > au > o

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