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Rh or lowered mid; the rounding is the same as corresponds to the mid sound (o) in the European languages generally. It may be long or short, the short sound being somewhat wider than the long one.

89. o has no exact equivalent outside of the Scandinavian languages, although it comes very near to the sound of English oo in “poor.” Its place of articulation is midway between “high” and “mid,” and the rounding corresponds to high (oo). It may be short or long. Orthographic sign for the long sound is o, for the short o or u; Ex. long: (jeg) lo (I) laughed, Horn horn, Hob multitude; Ex. short: Bonde peasant, op up (in Christiania pronounced åp), Buk (o) he-goat, tung (o) heavy. u serves to represent this sound before ng, nk and as a rule before m ending a syllable or followed by another consonant,f, k and gt. Furthermore in the following words: Kunst art, Spuns bung. Kul, coal, is sometimes pronounced kol.

90. Also the Scandinavian u is a peculiar sound without