User:Chrysophylax/Skājamāl

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  1. z > s / _#
  2. s > h / _#
  3. ō > ā
  4. vowels [+nasal] > vowels [-nasal] [+length]
  5. γ > j / #_V, V_V
    skājah ( < *skōgaz)
  6. γ > v̄ / V_[+voiced +consonant]
  7. þ > h / _R
    *mahlā ( < *maþlą) which later gives māl
  8. ā > ē / [+dental +consonant +nasal]_#
  9. Spontaneous haplogy (sic).
  10. f > hw / _V
  11. þ > s [unconditionally]
  12. nd > n / V_V
  13. ă ĕ ŏ > Ø / _#
  14. If a word by result of law 12 becomes monosyllabic, lengthen the stem vowel for compensation.
  15. If a word by result of law 12 terminates in -w, turn it into -u.
  16. ĭ ŭ > e o / _#
  17. s > h / _R
  18. h > Ø /V_C
  19. Compensatory vowel lengthening follows the above law.
  20. Words of three or more syllables may occasionally experience V > Ø / _#