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Verner's Law

Syllabification: (Ver·ner's Law)

Pronunciation: /ˈvernərz, ˈvər-/

Linguistics

Definition of Verner's Law

the observation that voiceless fricatives in Germanic predicted by Grimm’s Law became voiced if the preceding syllable in the corresponding Indo-European word was unstressed, as in the English words death and dead.