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*/w/ > /v/, causing /f/ [v] to merge back with [f], thus "arfa" [ɑr.vɑ] > [ɑr.fə] (modern /əɾf/)
*/w/ > /v/, causing /f/ [v] to merge back with [f], thus "arfa" [ɑr.vɑ] > [ɑr.fə] (modern /əɾf/)
*/θ, ð/ > /t, d/, with a few cases of /θ, ð/ > /f, v/
*/θ, ð/ > /t, d/, with a few cases of /θ, ð/ > /f, v/
*diphthong flattening, /øy, ɒu/ > /øː, oː/
*diphthong flattening, /øy, ɒu, ɛi/ > /øː, oː, eː/
*merger of mid-high and mid-low vowels
*merger of mid-high and mid-low vowels
*e > ja occasionally when Proto-Germanic *e (typically becomes ja in Old Norse anyways)
*e > ja occasionally when Proto-Germanic *e (typically becomes ja in Old Norse anyways)
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*development of slender/broad/plain distinction
*development of slender/broad/plain distinction
*front round vowels become slender back vowels
*front round vowels break to /jV/
*short vowels > /ɪ, ɛ, ə, ʊ, ɔ/
*short vowels > /ɪ, ɛ, ə, ʊ, ɔ/
*long vowels > /i, e, ɑ, u, o/
*long vowels > /i, e, ɑ, u, o/
*(Western only) Loss of all gemination, including sonorants.
*loss of /ə/ between two sonorants (such as /jər/ > /ir/), unless part of an inflectional ending.
*loss of /ə/ between two sonorants (such as /jər/ > /ir/), unless part of an inflectional ending.
*unstressed vowels to /ə/.
*unstressed vowels to /ə/.
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===Modern Scots Norse===
===Modern Scots Norse===
*/v/ > /f/ next to voiceless fricatives, such as /sv/ > /sf/.
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|svartr}} /ˈswɑr.tr̩/ > <small>SuNo.</small> {{l|sdno|svarta}} /ˈsvəɾ.tə/ > <small>ScNo.</small> {{l|snon|sfart}} /ˈsfəɾt/
*mutations develop through the loss of word final sounds
*mutations develop through the loss of word final sounds
**lenition: from being intervocalic
**lenition: from being intervocalic
::<small>ON.</small> {{l|non|agi}} /ˈɑ.ɣi/ > <small>SuNo.</small> {{l|sdno|àgi}} /ˈɑ.ɟə/ > <small>ScNo.</small> {{l|snon|àegh}} /ˈɑj/
**eclipsis: from nasal clusters
**eclipsis: from nasal clusters
*(Eastern) Loss of all gemination.
*several palatalized sounds shift:
*several palatalized sounds shift:
**/s, z, n, l, k, g, h, ɣ/ > /ʃ, ʒ, ɲ, ʎ, c, ɟ, ç, ʝ/
**/s, z, n, l, k, g, h, ɣ/ > /ʃ, ʒ, ɲ, ʎ, c, ɟ, ç, ʝ/
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==Orthography==
==Orthography==
(updated up to "c")
(updated up to "cn")
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed"
! colspan=5 | Consonants
! colspan=5 | Consonants
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| colspan=2 | broad
| colspan=2 | broad
| {{IPA|/x/}}
| {{IPA|/x/}}
| {{lang|gd|loch}} {{IPA|/l̪ˠɔx/}}, {{lang|gd|dòchas}} {{IPA|/ˈt̪ɔːxəs̪/}}
| {{l|snon|loch}} {{IPA|/ˈɫɔx/}}, {{l|snon|Fràch}} {{IPA|/ˈfɾɑx/}}
|-
|-
| colspan=2 | slender
| colspan=2 | slender
| {{IPA|/ç/}}
| {{IPA|/ç/}}
| {{lang|gd|deich}} {{IPA|/tʲeç/}}, {{lang|gd|dìcheall}} {{IPA|/ˈtʲiːçəl̪ˠ/}}
| {{l|snon|loech}} {{IPA|/ˈɫɔç/}}, {{l|snon|dìchial}} {{IPA|/ˈdi.çəɫ/}}
|-
|-
| colspan=3 | '''chd'''
| colspan=3 | '''chd'''
| {{IPA|/xk/}}
| {{IPA|/xk/}}
| {{lang|gd|lionntachd}} {{IPA|/ˈʎuːn̪ˠt̪əxk/}}, {{lang|gd|doimhneachd}} {{IPA|/ˈt̪ɔiɲəxk/}}
| {{l|snon|}} {{IPA|//}}, {{l|snon|}} {{IPA|//}}
|-
|-
| colspan=3 | '''cn'''
| colspan=3 | '''cn'''
| {{IPA|/kʰɾ/}}
| {{IPA|//}}
| {{lang|gd|cneap}} {{IPA|/kʰɾʲɛʰp/}}, {{lang|gd|cneasta}} {{IPA|/ˈkʰɾʲes̪t̪ə/}}
| {{l|snon|cnà}} {{IPA|/ˈkɾɑ/}}
|-
|-
| rowspan=2 | '''d'''
| rowspan=2 | '''d'''