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Rh ð is mostly dropped in the conbination “gð”, but is occasionally changed to d or (ə)t. Examples: to af·breg(d)·, ōbreg (ut·brag· or ut·brāg·: ). Further: (hɛ‘nti-, hæ‘nti-)lag and -lagət (lagəd) [lagðr], . to hɛ‘nt (hæ‘nt) lag(ət)s (lagəds), $1$.

A development ð > d > t (ƫ) has taken place in : *a$i$·trahō·la [aðrahvára]. ū·tȯƫ·ləkt [úþýðligt]. väƫi- or väitikēb [*vaðkeipr]. When final, t is often found after r in an unstressed or secondary stressed syllable: -gə‘rt (mä‘rtigə‘rt, ɔkrəgə‘rt =, ) [garðr]. nebə‘rt [*niðrburðr],. ȯᶁbə‘rt [atburðr],, Further: murət [mórauðr],.

“ðj” has become dᶎ, in : to rȯdᶎ [ryðja], ; on the other hand, : wɩdi [viðja], widdi.

Occasionally d from ð (when final) gives place to g fɔg·(ə)bȯr·gər [*fokburðr] and kāvabȯrg [*kafaburðr]. jōg, ø̄g [aða], $1$,. lɛg-vi̇̄sər [*leiðvísari]. skri̇̄g, parallel form to skri̇̄d [skrið]. verse 12 in the Foula ballad: “Nu linge an Konign”: nú lengi stóð hann konungrinn; v. 4: “gloug” [glóð].

30. f, when final, and before a vowel at the end of a word, has sometimes been preserved, in other cases it has been changed to v. Forms with f and v alternate in several words. Examples:

dɔf mould [*dofmold], but dōvən [dofinn]. *gåfa [gáfa]. gof [*gof(a), [skarfr]. tȯ‘rfət, [*tǫrfóttr]. On the other hand, arvi [arfi], $1$. ēvalous [efalauss]. hɔvi, høvi [háfr]. to kāv [kafa]. klø̄vin [*kløyfingr]. krȯv [krof]. nev, nɛv [hnefi], $2$. to rɩv [rifa], $2$. rɔvək [rófa], $2$. a skâv [^skaf]. to skāv [skafa], $1$. to sōv [sofa and sœfa], $2$. to tø̄v [þœfa].
 * guf(a)]. hāf [haf]. f commonly follows r, : dᶎa‘rf [djarfr]. ska‘rf

Alternation takes place in : to dōvən and to dȯfən [dofna]. kāvi, kāva and kāfə, kāfa =, klōv(i), klȯvən and klȯfən [klofi, klofann]. nevatjɔg and ᶇâfatag [*hnefatak],.

f (after ū) has been dropped in : skrū [skrúf]. to stū [stýfa], $1$. Likewise f is dropped after ō in hō [háfr].

Initially, f and v (for f) alternate in a few words, : fasgə‘rt, vasgə‘rt and vadᶎ·gōr·din [fastgarðr], vatək = fȯdək.

31. g is commonly preserved as g, when final and between two vowels, : bogi [bogi], $1$. drâg (-drag), to drōg [draga], $1$. -flȯga (-flog) [fluga], $2$. mogi [magi], (see Fragments of Norn, adages and proverbs). rūg [hrúga]. slāg, slāgin [slag], $1$, . smoga, smɔga [smoga or smuga]. a stɩgi [stigi], stiggi$1$. trogəl [trygill],, $1$. g has been dropped in vō [vágr]. “gi (ggi)” > dᶎi in bɛldᶎiən = ; knȯdᶎi =.

g alternates with ꬶ (the latter is common in ) before e and ɩ in a stressed syllable, : gebi and ꬶebi [ gepill]. to gɛld and ꬶɛld [gelda]. a ꬶɛldin [geldingr]. ꬶera. (see Fragments of Norn, conversation), a gɛtlin, ꬶɛtlin [*geltingr]. ꬶɩl (gɩlək) and ꬶɩl [gil], $1$. gɩld or ꬶɩld [gildr]. ꬶɩ‘mp [*gim], $1$. On the other hand, always with g-sound in the unstressed, final syllable “gi”. “gø̄” and “ꬶø̄” from “gý” in gø̄r, ꬶø̄r [gýgr].