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32 85. e like French e in “été”, English a in “name” as usually pronounced in America, i. e. without the diphthongic element. Short e only occurs in words formed by inflection or derivation from words with long e; Ex.: bre(d)t neuter form of bre(d) broad, Bredde breadth, derived from the same word; Ex. long: Te tea, Ve(d) wood, hed (pron. het) hot.

Orthographic sign of this sound is e.

86. i short or long; it has the narrow sound of English ee in “see”; Ex. long: Vin wine, ti ten, i in; short: Vin(d) wind, li(d)t (neut.) little. Orthographic sign i, except in the word de (De) they, the, you.

87. ə has the sound of German unaccented e in “Gabe,” approaching French e in “que”; but often its articulation is more advanced and then it sounds almost like a short e. This is especially often the case in unaccented prefixes, ə only occurs in unaccented syllables; orthographic sign e; Ex.: Gave gift, være to be, befale (ə-a-ə) to order.

88. å has a sound approaching English a in call (but it is pronounced with a somewhat higher articulation; raised low