Glossary ablaut

GLOSSARY
ablaut – the patterned variation of vowel sounds in relation to meaning in formsof the same root; this variation may be in terms either of vowel quality or of vowel duration; it is seen in present-day English in verbs such as sing ~ sang ~ sung.

accusative case – grammatical case usually exhibited by a noun phrase often functioning as the direct object of the verb, and usually (but by no means always) expressing semantically the goal or patient of the action that the verb denotes.

agreement – formal relation between two elements, so the form of one element

Anglo-Norman – the variety of French spoken by those who invaded Englandat the time of the Norman Conquest, and their descendants.