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! '''''æg'''''
! '''''æg'''''
| rowspan=3| /æj/, /æʲ/
| rowspan=3| &nbsp; /æj/<br>/æʲ/
| Differentiation between soft and hard palatalization is extremely inconsistent. Usually, however, the soft palatalization was used only word-finally, and the hard palatalization was used everywhere else.
| Differentiation between soft and hard palatalization is extremely inconsistent. Usually, however, the soft palatalization was used only word-finally, and the hard palatalization was used everywhere else.
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| &nbsp; /r̥/
| &nbsp; /r̥/
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! rowspan=2| '''''hw'''''
! rowspan=3| '''''hw'''''
| &nbsp; /ʍ/
| &nbsp; /ʍ/
| Medially and finally.
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| &nbsp; /ɸʷ/
| It is thought that '''''hw''''' was articulated as /xʷ/ when appearing word-initially.  
| It is thought that '''''hw''''' was only articulated this way when appearing word-initially, a remnant of the Welsh phonology.
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! '''''i'''''
! '''''i'''''
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! '''''ō'''''
! '''''ō'''''
| &nbsp; /oː/ &nbsp; /u/
| &nbsp; /oː/<br>/u/
| Very occasionally pronounced as /u/, but only when word-finally and stressed.  
| Very occasionally pronounced as /u/, but only when word-finally and stressed.  
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! rowspan=3| '''''w'''''
! rowspan=4| '''''w'''''
| &nbsp; /ʊ/
| &nbsp; /ʊ/
| It is unclear why this vowel sound came into use, being favored over the Welsh /ʉ/, but it is possible that the influx of the Anglo-Saxons brought about this change. This would figure into the phonological history, with the only hypothesis being that the /ʊ/ was somewhat similar to /ø/ and found a sort of compromise.
| It is unclear why this vowel sound came into use, being favored over the Welsh /ʉ/, but it is possible that the influx of the Anglo-Saxons brought about this change. This would figure into the phonological history, with the only hypothesis being that the /ʊ/ was somewhat similar to /ø/ and found a sort of compromise.
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| &nbsp; /w/
| &nbsp; /w/
| The '''''w''''' only takes on a consonant value when occurring before another vowel.  
| Medially and finally. The '''''w''''' only takes on a consonant value when occurring before another vowel.
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| &nbsp; /βʷ/
| Word-initially. The /β/ sound came from the Old Welsh.
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| &nbsp; /ʊw/
| &nbsp; /ʊw/