Old Valthungian: Difference between revisions

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|valign="top"| '''n'''
|valign="top"| '''n'''
|align="left" valign="top"|  
|align="left" valign="top"|  
|valign="top"| ''naoþs'' ‘need’<br />
|valign="top"| ''naoþs'' ‘need’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| (Syllabic and non-syllabic sonorants were not differentiated in Old Valthungian.)
|align="left" valign="top"| (Syllabic and non-syllabic sonorants were not differentiated in Old Valthungian.)
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|valign="top"| '''ng'''
|valign="top"| '''ng'''
|align="left" valign="top"| gg
|align="left" valign="top"| gg
|valign="top"| ''singan'' ‘to sing’<br />
|valign="top"| ''singan'' ‘to sing’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written with '''g''' instead of '''n''' in a reflection of the Gothic.
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written with '''g''' instead of '''n''' in a reflection of the Gothic.
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|valign="top"| '''nk'''
|valign="top"| '''nk'''
|align="left" valign="top"| gk, gc
|align="left" valign="top"| gk, gc
|valign="top"| ''drinkan'' ‘to drink’<br />
|valign="top"| ''drinkan'' ‘to drink’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written with '''g''' instead of '''n''' in a reflection of the Gothic.
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written with '''g''' instead of '''n''' in a reflection of the Gothic.
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|valign="top"| '''nqv'''
|valign="top"| '''nqv'''
|align="left" valign="top"| gq, gqv, nq, nkv, ncu...
|align="left" valign="top"| gq, gqv, nq, nkv, ncu...
|valign="top"| ''inqvar'' ‘your’<br />
|valign="top"| ''inqvar'' ‘your’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written with '''g''' instead of '''n''' in a reflection of the Gothic.
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written with '''g''' instead of '''n''' in a reflection of the Gothic.
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|valign="top"| '''o'''
|valign="top"| '''o'''
|align="left" valign="top"| au
|align="left" valign="top"| au
|valign="top"| ''ortigardz'' ‘garden’<br />
|valign="top"| ''ortigardz'' ‘garden’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
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|valign="top"| '''ou'''
|valign="top"| '''ou'''
|align="left" valign="top"| oo, ō, o, ov
|align="left" valign="top"| oo, ō, o, ov
|valign="top"| ''ous'' ‘river-mouth’<br />
|valign="top"| ''ous'' ‘river-mouth’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
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|valign="top"| '''p'''
|valign="top"| '''p'''
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|valign="top"| ''paeða'' ‘shirt’<br />
|valign="top"| ''paeða'' ‘shirt’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written as '''ph''' when aspirated.
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written as '''ph''' when aspirated.
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|valign="top"| '''r'''
|valign="top"| '''r'''
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|valign="top"| ''riqvus'' ‘dark’<br />
|valign="top"| ''riqvus'' ‘dark’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| (Syllabic and non-syllabic sonorants were not differentiated in Old Valthungian.)
|align="left" valign="top"| (Syllabic and non-syllabic sonorants were not differentiated in Old Valthungian.)
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|valign="top"| '''s'''
|valign="top"| '''s'''
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|valign="top"| ''sougila'' ‘sun’<br />
|valign="top"| ''sougila'' ‘sun’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
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|valign="top"| '''t'''
|valign="top"| '''t'''
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|valign="top"| ''tungl'' ‘star’<br />
|valign="top"| ''tungl'' ‘star’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written as '''th''' when aspirated.
|align="left" valign="top"| Sometimes written as '''th''' when aspirated.
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|valign="top"| '''u'''
|valign="top"| '''u'''
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|valign="top"| ''ulbvandus'' ‘camel’<br />'''' ‘’<br />
|valign="top"| ''ulbvandus'' ‘camel’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
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|valign="top"| '''uv'''
|valign="top"| '''uv'''
|align="left" valign="top"| ū, u, uu
|align="left" valign="top"| ū, u, uu
|valign="top"| '''' ‘’<br />
|valign="top"| '''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
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|valign="top"| '''f'''
|valign="top"| '''f'''
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|valign="top"| ''fimf'' ‘five’<br />
|valign="top"| ''fimf'' ‘five’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
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|valign="top"| '''v'''
|valign="top"| '''v'''
|align="left" valign="top"| vv, uu, ƿ
|align="left" valign="top"| vv, uu, ƿ
|valign="top"| ''vilðijs'' ‘wild’<br />
|valign="top"| ''vilðijs'' ‘wild’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
|align="left" valign="top"| &nbsp;
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|valign="top"| '''y'''
|valign="top"| '''y'''
|align="left" valign="top"| y, i, u, ui
|align="left" valign="top"| y, i, u, ui
|valign="top"| ''prespyterij'' ‘presbytery’<br />''hyhsopus'' ‘hyssop’<br />
|valign="top"| ''prespyterij'' ‘presbytery’<br />''hyhsopus'' ‘hyssop’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| It is likely that this was still a separate phoneme in Old Valthungian from the umlaut of '''u''', though some of the means of transcription overlapped a bit. This phoneme was used only in borrowings from the Greek, and after the Old Valthungian period, these two phonemes had completely merged.
|align="left" valign="top"| It is likely that this was still a separate phoneme in Old Valthungian from the umlaut of '''u''', though some of the means of transcription overlapped a bit. This phoneme was used only in borrowings from the Greek, and after the Old Valthungian period, these two phonemes had completely merged.
Our intermediate transcription shows 〈ÿ〉 for the 〈ү〉 letter representing Gothic 〈𐍅/w〉 from Greek 〈υ〉. The exact pronunciation is unknown, but it seems likely that it was differentiated from 〈eu〉 (the i-umlaut of /u/) in Old Valthungian. These two sounds had merged by the Middle Valthungian period.
Our intermediate transcription shows 〈ÿ〉 for the 〈ү〉 letter representing Gothic 〈𐍅/w〉 from Greek 〈υ〉. The exact pronunciation is unknown, but it seems likely that it was differentiated from 〈eu〉 (the i-umlaut of /u/) in Old Valthungian. These two sounds had merged by the Middle Valthungian period.
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|valign="top"| '''k'''
|valign="top"| '''k'''
|align="left" valign="top"| kh, ch, χ
|align="left" valign="top"| kh, ch, χ
|valign="top"| '''' ‘’<br />
|valign="top"| '''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’<br />'''' ‘’
'''' ‘’<br />
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| This Greek borrowing, which was incorporated into the Gothic alphabet as '''𐍇''', had largely merged with '''k''' by the Old Valthungian period, but was occasionally still emphasized with '''h''' or even with the Greek letter '''χ''' in positions which were not naturally aspirated. Indeed, '''h''' was sometimes added to segments which ''were'' naturally aspirated, as also happened with '''p''' and '''t'''
|align="left" valign="top"| This Greek borrowing, which was incorporated into the Gothic alphabet as '''𐍇''', had largely merged with '''k''' by the Old Valthungian period, but was occasionally still emphasized with '''h''' or even with the Greek letter '''χ''' in positions which were not naturally aspirated. Indeed, '''h''' was sometimes added to segments which ''were'' naturally aspirated, as also happened with '''p''' and '''t'''
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|valign="top"| '''hv'''
|valign="top"| '''hv'''
|align="left" valign="top"| hv, hw, chv, hu
|align="left" valign="top"| hv, hw, chv, hu
|valign="top"| ''hvilftri'' ‘curve’<br />
|valign="top"| ''hvilftri'' ‘curve’<br />''sehvan'' ‘to see’<br />''neihv'' ‘near’
'''' ‘’<br />
|align="left" valign="top"| The Old Valthungian letter most commonly written as [[File:OV-hw.png|11px|HV]], from Gothic '''𐍈''',  is transliterated as 〈hv〉, but later came to represent [θ] during the 11th century.
'''' ‘’
|align="left" valign="top"| The Old Valthungian letter most commonly written as [[File:OV-hw.png|11px|HV]], from Gothic 〈𐍈〉,  is transliterated as 〈hv〉, but later came to represent [θ] during the 11th century.
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