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" There was a time when sovereign and comrade were always pronounced with the o as short u ; but since the former word has been the name of a current coin, the regular sound of the o has been getting into use, and bids fair to be completely established. "
Walker Remodelled: A New Critical Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language - Page 14
by John Walker, Benjamin Humphrey Smart - 1836 - 738 pages
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A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages in Two Parts ...

Felix Flügel - 1854 - 938 pages
...regularity. There was a time," he proceeds, "when lovereign and comrade were always pronounced with the о as short u; but since the former word has been the name of a current coin, the regular sound of the о has been getting into nse, and bids fair to be completely established. The word Cony belongs to...
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A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages: In Two Parts ...

Felix Flügel (i. e. Karl Felix Alfred) - English language - 1870 - 936 pages
...proceeds, "when lovrreign and comrade were always pronounced with the о as short u; but since tbe former word has been the name of a current coin, the regular sound of the о has been getting into use, and bids fair to be completely established. The word Cony bclongi to...
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Manual of English Pronunciation and Spelling: Containing a Full Alphabetical ...

Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler - English language - 1872 - 522 pages
...sSv'er-in, Sm. 155] [Sovran, 203.] " Th when sovereign and comrade, were always pronounced with the о as short u ; but since the former word has been the name of a current coin, the regular sound of the о hos been getting into use, and bids fuir to be completely established."SHiart. Sov'er-eign-ty (suv'urin-ty,...
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A Practical Dictionary of the English and German Languages

Felix Flügel - English language - 1874 - 932 pages
...short u; but since the former word bas been the name of a entrent coin , the regular sound of the о has been getting into use, and bids fair to be completely...established. The word Cony belongs to this class; hut in slow solemn utterance may have the regular sound of »." — It will be observed in looking...
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Walker's Pronouncing Dictionary of the English Language: Adapted to the ...

John Walker - English language - 1874 - 938 pages
...lovereign and cvmrude were always pronounced with the о as «hört u ; but since the former word lias been the name of a current coin, the regular sound of the о has been getting into use, and bids fair to lie completely established. The word сипу belongs...
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Manual of English Pronunciation and Spelling: Containing a Full Alphabetical ...

Richard Soule, William Adolphus Wheeler - English language - 1875 - 502 pages
...Wr. ; suv'ur-in, Wk, Gd. ; sov'er-in, Sm. 155] [Sovran, 203.] it rpl wheP** «or*T^e ^a^of m6 ralle were always pronounced with the o as short u ; but since the former word lias been the name of a current coin, the regular sound of the o has been getting into use, and bids...
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Engelsk filologi: Anvisning til et videnskabeligt studium af det ..., Volume 1

Johan Storm - English language - 1879 - 378 pages
...nyere Udtale scv'arin: «there was a time when sovereign and comrade were always pronounced with the о as short u [»]; but since the former word has been the name of a current coin, the regular1 sound of the o [Q] has been getting into use, and bids fair to be completely established.»...
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Engelsk filologi: Anvisning til et videnskabeligt studium af det ..., Volume 1

Johan Storm - English language - 1879 - 374 pages
...spv'drin: «there was a time when sovereign and comrade were always pronounced with the 0 as short u [a] ; but since the former word has been the name of a current coin, the regular1 sound of the 0 [p] has been getting into use, and bids fair to be completely established....
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Englische Philologie, vom Verfasser für das deutsche Publikum bearb. 1. Die ...

Johan Frederik B. Storm - 1881 - 522 pages
...«There was a time when sovereign and comrade were always pronounced with the 0 as short и [з] ; but since the former word has been the name of a current coin, the regular2] sound of the О [с] has been getting into use , and bids fair to be completely established»....
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Englische Philologie: Anleitung zum wissenschaftlichen ..., Volume 1, Part 1

Johan Storm - English language - 1892 - 650 pages
...Ausspr. s(\v'drín: „There was a time when sovereign and comrade were always pronounced with the о as short u [»]; but since the former word has been the name of a current coin , the regular 3 sound of the 0 [<?] has been getting into use, and bids fair to be completely established". Diese...
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