Re: g-pronunciation

From: bilskirni
Message: 4361
Date: 2004-06-23

In norse_course@yahoogroups.com, William Calhoun wrote:

> What is the pronunciation of a medial g as in the word eigi?
> How does this differ from the pronunciation of an intial g as
> in the word garðr or the double g in gløggt or gløggsær?
> What are the rules that govern the difference in the
> pronunciation of the letter g as its position changes in a
> word.

Supposedly in Old Icelandic <g> in a medial position
was a fricative consonant, a voiced pair to /X/, and
a stop otherwise.

Eugene.

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