| Rhyming loan-words with stressed -ak [-'aːk] (full list) |
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|---|---|---|
| bak | MN | breakwater |
| bak | MN | breakwater |
| shak | 13 | shakes |
| slak | 13 | slackens |
| tak | 13 | claps |
There are about 35 different rhyming words in the texts with unstressed [-ak],
and nearly all of them arise from the lowering of [-ɛk];
those occurring at least thrice are highlighted in blue below:
| Rhyming words with unstressed -ak < /-ak/ (full list) |
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|---|---|---|
| anorak | MN | anorak |
| ardak | MN | check |
| daromdak | MN | traffic jam |
| forsak | 13 | forsakes |
| fustwarak | FN | crossbow |
| gwarak | FN | arch |
| karrak | MN | carrack |
| kayak | MN | kayak |
| kowlardak | MN | checkmate |
| methardak | MN | stalemate |
| Ysak | NP | Isaac | Rhyming words with unstressed -ak < /-ɛk/ (at least 3 occurrences) |
| gallozak | AJ | powerful |
| kazak | AJ | warlike |
| Rhyming loan-words with stressed -akk [-'ak] (full list) |
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|---|---|---|
| hakk | 13 | hacks |
| knakk | AV | snap |
| krakk | MN | crack |
| krakk | 13 | cracks |
| lakk | 13 | lacks |
| takk | 13 | nails | Unassimilated loan-words with [-'ak] (full list) |
| alack | (Eng.) | alack |
| lack | (Eng.) | lack |
| pack | (Eng.) | pack |
| Rhyming words with stressed -ag [-'aːg] (full list) |
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|---|---|---|
| a-rag | PP | in front of |
| brag | MN | malt |
| gwag | MN | empty |
| jag | MN | jag |
| krag | MN | sandstone |
| plag | MN | plague |
| prag | CJ | why |
| tag | 13 | chokes |
| yn-rag | AV | forth |
43 pairs are attested.