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44 vowel is usually long; Ex. : Jor(d) earth, Fjor(d) fjord, Gjœr(d)e fence, Or(d) word, Nor(d)mand (short o) Norwegian.

In the following words d is pronounced after r (the preceding vowel in that case is short): Bord border, Byrd birth, Fœrd voyage (but paafœr(d)e astir), Hjord herd, hœrde to harden, lœrd learned, Mord murder: Verden the world, jorde to inter, Norden the North, (but nor(d)enfra from the North, nor(d)enfields north of the mountains).

112. s is a voiceless open blade sound; the voiced (soft) s (z) of English and other languages does not exist in Norwegian; Ex. : se to see, lœse to read, Hus house.

113. sj or skj have about the same sound as English sh; Ex. : Sjö sea, sjelden seldom, Skjorte shirt, Skjört skirt. Be fore i and y this sound is written sk. Ex. : Ski Norwegian snowshoe, Sky cloud; also before e in the following words: Ske spoon, (at) ske to happen, maaske, kanske (also pronounced k) perhaps, Besked information, beskeden modest, skele to squint, Skelèt skeleton, (at) skeie (ud) to lead a dissolute life; before öi in: Sköite smack, Sköiter skates (but Sköi fun, Sköier mischiefmaker, with k).

The same sound may in foreign words be rendered by sch, sh, g, ch, j, s, according tho the spelling of the language from which the word is borrowed: Chef, Geni, Bagage, jaloux, Journal, Kalesche. Brosche brooch, Punch, Schak chess, March, Revision, Mission, Addition, Direktion, (but Kvotient pr. kvotsient in 3 syllables and Konsortium partnership, pr. konsortsium in 4 syllables).

114. l has about the same sound as in English; Ex. : lide to suffer, Laar thigh, Pil arrow, spille to play; for ll is in some words written ld (see § 109).

l is written but not pronounced before j in the words Lja or Ljaa scythe, Ljore opening in the roof for the smoke to pass out, Ljom echo, Ljan place near Christiania; furthermore in: Karl man, and its compounds (pronounced and often written Kar; Stakkar a wretch, Dan. Stakkel; but in