soft-long
Denoting a long vowel in Middle Dutch that was a short vowel in Old Dutch, and was…Denoting a long vowel in Middle Dutch that was a short vowel in Old Dutch, and was later lengthened due to being in a stressed open syllable.
Meaning
1 senses(not comparable)Denoting a long vowel in Middle Dutch that was a short vowel in Old Dutch, and was later lengthened due to being in a stressed open syllable.
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