Metathesis of r §10 The Question of Palatalization in Old Northumbrian §11 Sk as a Scandinavian Sign.
This progressive metathesis of r is very common in the South.
In the North, on the contrary, metathesis of r has taken place before ht in frohtian, fryhtu, etc.
Metathesis of r, was carried out extensively in W.
Hence, bymetathesis suggested by the analogy of negün, lhün.
The metathesis may be due to association with the name Tankard (Tancred).
When metathesis extends beyond one word we have what is known as a Spoonerism, the original type of which is said to be-- "Kinquerings congs their titles take.
Its oldest form, anelas, is a metathesis of the common Old Fr.
From the above form lam, lem, lim, I take to be formed by metathesis alm, elm, ilm.
It seems probable that the word asp in river-names is formed by metathesis from the word aps, p.
Trumbull and Trumble are variants due to metathesis followed by assimilation (Chapter III), while Tremble is a very degenerate form.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "metathesis" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
