The pronunciation of Old English hnīgan

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The pronunciation of Old English hnīgan

Hello Rua,

I'm curious in how you came to the conclusion of hnīgan having a voiced velar fricative g. Normally that sort of sound only comes when g is between two back vowels with the exception of l, r, or if the word descended that the 'g' was replaced by a 'w'.

Hope to hear from you soon.

Leornendeealdenglisc (talk)‎05:57, 15 January 2018

In what way do you think I came to that conclusion? I'm not sure of the context here.

—Rua (mew)‎11:23, 15 January 2018

I had the impression that you assumed that Old English hnīgan's 'g' never changed into a 'back g'.

Leornendeealdenglisc (talk)‎10:12, 16 January 2018
 
 
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