Pre-Húsnorsk: Difference between revisions

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*stressed e breaks into ja, unless following w or r
*stressed e breaks into ja, unless following w or r
*j lost word initially, and w lost before round vowels
*j lost word initially, and w lost before round vowels
*I and U umlaut begin: (causes the loss of /i, u/, and the shortening of /iː, uː/, when the /i, u/ is nasal, the nasalization spreads)
*I and U umlaut begin: (causes the loss of /i, u/, and the shortening of /iː, uː/)
**with i: /e, ɛ, a, u, o/ > /i, e, ɛ, y, ø/
**with i: /e, ɛ, a, u, o/ > /i, e, ɛ, y, ø/
**with u: /i, e, ɛ, a, o/ > /y, ø, œ, ɔ, u/
**with u: /i, e, ɛ, a, o/ > /y, ø, œ, ɔ, u/