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**''rīsɴ'' ‘to rise’ [riː.zn̩] | **''rīsɴ'' ‘to rise’ [riː.zn̩] | ||
**''æsʌ'' ‘donkey’ [ɛ.zl̩] | **''æsʌ'' ‘donkey’ [ɛ.zl̩] | ||
'''v''': The letter v has two pronunciations. | |||
*It is pronounced [w] before a back vowel (o, å, ō, u, or ū) or after a labiovelar consonant (q, ʒ, or ƕ). | |||
**''vōðþ'' ‘wrath’ [woːθ] | |||
**''vunðþ'' ‘happiness, joy’ [wʊnθ] | |||
**''naɧventʀ'' ‘next winter’ [naux.wɛnt.r̩] | |||
*In all other instances, it is pronounced as [v]. | |||
**''varm'' ‘warm’ [varm] | |||
**''vruðþ'' ‘word’ [vrʊθ] | |||
'''ðþ''', '''vf''': The letters ð and v become unvoiced at the end of a word or before another unvoiced consonant (see Obstruent Devoicing), but when they occur word- or word-segment-finally, the voiced consonants remain in the orthography. | '''ðþ''', '''vf''': The letters ð and v become unvoiced at the end of a word or before another unvoiced consonant (see Obstruent Devoicing), but when they occur word- or word-segment-finally, the voiced consonants remain in the orthography. | ||