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LIV gj is preserved in : gjō [gjá]. On the other hand, gj is commonly changed to dᶎ; in : dᶎȯlgər, dᶎölgər = ,

g changes to k,  in the  lg, ng. Examples: hȯ‘ᶅkin (hɔ̇‘ᶅkin). to hȯ‘lk = $1$. tᶎö‘lk = dᶎȯlgər, dᶎölgər, see ha‘ŋklin = ; on the other hand haŋglin =. stɛ‘ŋkəls = stɛ‘ŋglins:. — rg > rk in : mæ‘rki [mergr], $1$. — gn > kn in : fᶅoknər [ *flognir]. op(a)brak = , . — g > k, when initial (rarely): to kȯrhərd· = to gȯrhərd·.

32. Initial h is dropped before a vowel, as well as before j and w. Examples:

(h)a‘l·tagɔŋ·gi [halt gǫngu], *, -. hjɩgəl (hjogəl) and jɩgəl, jɩgəlti [hégeitill]. hjɔ‘nsa and jɔ‘nsi [hœns]. horəm and ū·rām· [hárhamr]. hōrin and wōrin, jōrin, ūriən [*háringr]. hwȯ‘ls- and wȯ‘lsbane [*hálsbein]. to og(g) [hugga], $1$. ȯrdəltree [*hurðartré]. in the Foula ballad: “elde” [heldr], “e(i)dnar” [hennar], “yilsa” [heilsa], “yom” [heim].

On the other hand, h is prefixed to a few words, : to häᶇ·vâg· [*andvaka],. hɩldin = ɩldin [eldinn]. hȯrdək, hȯrdin [urð(in)]. Among these should be reckoned hōl pʌ‘ltək = $1$. Alternation occurs in ofsa- and hofsahɛᶅək [*upsarhella].

hj has been changed to ᶊ, : ᶊarəl [*hjarl],,. ᶊålmət [hjálmóttr],. ᶊēla from *hjēla [héla],. On the other hand with dropped h: ja‘rta [hjarta].

h has been dropped in the comb, hl (hlíð > li̇̄, ), and mostly in hr (hraun > røni, ), and in hn (hnísa > nisək). nogins = knɔkins:, , †$2$, ; nogs [from *hnokkr], $2$, . — r and kr alternate in rām and kramək [hrammr]. In some cases kn, in others sn, corresponds to hn (kn), : to knɛp, knæp (: snɛp, snæp) [hneppa, kneppa]. knɔkins, see — snap [*hnappr], $1$. to snɩg [hneggja],,. snɩgin, snɩgom and negi [*hneggingr],,. sni̇̄vələk [knýfill], and. snɩvəri, snɩvəripin =. snjūg, snjūgi [knjúkr], $1$,. snȯt(i), snət(i) [hnǫttr, knǫttr], and . snokəl =.

hw, kw (rarely sw) correspond to an older “hv”; see further § 42, regarding dialectal differences of pronunciation.

33. k is preserved or alternates with ᶄ (the latter in ) before e, ē, ɛɛ [sic], ɩ, i, as well as before ø (ȯ)(ȯ), [sic] ø̄, the latter arising from “y, ý”: kēb (ᶄēb) [keipr]. kɛgər, ᶄɛgər [*keikr], $1$. kɛpər, ᶄɛpər [keppr]. keᶊi, kɛᶊi [*kessa], (in the latter word k is always applied, owing to the following softened s). kin·pus·əs, but kɩl·posks· [kinnpústr]. kɩpək (kepək) and ᶄɩpək (ᶄepək) [kippi]. to ᶄø‘rk (ᶄȯ‘rk) [kyrkja]. ᶄø̄r(ə)n [kýrnar], *. sᶄɛga [skeki]. skæ‘rpin, sᶄɛ‘rpin [*skerpingr]. to skɩ‘mp (sᶄɩ‘mp). to skø̄l, sᶄø̄l [skýla]. k-sound is preserved before ə (from “i, y”), : kə‘r·kasuk·ni [*kirkjusókn].

Initial kj is preserved, : kjɔ‘lk [kjálki]. kjōlək, kjø̄rək [ kjore, kjø̄ra]. skjō [ skjaa]. *skjɔldra [*skjaldra]. — kj > ᶄ in kjōb, ᶄōb [kaup]. sᶄ in sᶄūl (sᶄōl) [skjól],.