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*Got. ''ē'' /eː/ > Post-Got. ''ei'' /iː/ | *Got. ''ē'' /eː/ > Post-Got. ''ei'' /iː/ | ||
*Got. ''ō'' /oː/ > Post-Got. ''ū'' /uː/ | *Got. ''ō'' /oː/ > Post-Got. ''ū'' /uː/ | ||
This is attested in variant spellings such as leikeis for lēkeis. In Post-Gothic this merger was complete. | This is attested in variant spellings such as ''leikeis'' for ''lēkeis''. In Post-Gothic this merger was complete. | ||
The most important sound change with respect to short vowels was loss of syllable-final ''h'' /h/ with compensatory lengthening: | The most important sound change with respect to short vowels was loss of syllable-final ''h'' /h/ with compensatory lengthening: | ||