S. [i]

S. [i]

References ✧ LotR/1115-1116; RGEO/63; VT42/26

Variations

• i ✧ LotR/1115; RGEO/63
• ir ✧ LotR/1116

Element In

• S. vowels

Phonetic Development

S. [ɣ] vocalized before [l], [r], [m], [n]	ain	<	aɣn	✧ VT42/26 (gn > in)
S. [ɣ] vocalized before [l], [r], [m], [n]	aim	<	aɣm	✧ VT42/26 (gm > im)
S. non-initial [m] usually became [v]	Vv	<	Vm	✧ VT42/26 (im > iv)
S. final [v] became [w] after [i], [ae], [oe]	-iw	<	-iv	✧ VT42/26 (iv > iw)
S. non-initial [m] usually became [v]	Vm	>	Vv	✧ VT42/26 (im > iv)
S. final [v] became [w] after [i], [ae], [oe]	-iv	>	-iw	✧ VT42/26 (iv > iw)

N. [i]

References ✧ PE19/23

Variations

• i(ı̯) ✧ PE19/23

Element In

• N. vowels

Phonetic Developments

ON. -gj- > i(ı̯)

[-gj-] > [-ɣj-] > [-ɣi-] > [-i-]

✧ PE19/23

Phonetic Development

N. medial [j] became [i]

CiV

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CjV

✧ PE19/23 (-j- > -i-)

G. [i]

Element In

• G. vowels