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*lengthening of stressed vowels in open syllables
*lengthening of stressed vowels in open syllables
*loss of gemination of non-sonorants
*loss of gemination
*final /r̩/ and nominal singular /ɑr, ir/ > /ə/
*final /r̩/ and nominal singular /ɑr, ir/ > /ə/
*final front vowels > /ʲə/, final back vowels to /ə/
*final front vowels > /ʲə/, final back vowels to /ə/
*hl, hv, hr > l, v, r
*hl, hv, hr > l, v, r
*/ɣ/ > /g/
*/ɣ/ > /g/
*/w/ > /v/, causing /f/ [v] to merge back with [f], thus "arfa" [ɑr.vɑ] > [ɑr.fə]
*/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/ > /øː, oː/