ext_21044 ([identity profile] muckefuck.livejournal.com) wrote in [personal profile] muckefuck 2006-06-10 03:26 pm (UTC)

Yes, but (1) deaf was obsolete by the 14th century and (2) it couldn't possibly be the ancestor of dove anyway; the vocalism doesn't work out.

Sneak is another arguable case, although not the one I had in mind. There was an OE snican but the forms don't agree and the modern verb is strong from the first attestation. It's most likely a strong verb gone weak.

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