Sound Shifts
There are a number of sound shifts that occur in Icelandic, detailed below. The shifts occur very frequently across all word classes. For one of the most thorough books about the subject see Íslenzk málfræði handa æðri skólum.
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Famous quotes containing the words sound and/or shifts:
“Let not the sound of shallow foppery enter
My sober house.”
—William Shakespeare (15641616)
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