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There is no instance of k.

2⁰. It appears once as cȝ: drencȝe 12₁₂.

3⁰. Palatal sc occurs in flæsc 4₂₃, scenc 8₆, æsca 10₇ ȝesceawen (for ȝesceafen) 12₂₃, scurfum 18₁₉.

Note.–englis 2₁₁ 24₂ seems to be a scribal error.

§ 36. ȝ–g.

Initially.

1⁰. Before vowels OE. initial ȝ is generally represented

α) by ȝ before originally palatal vowels: ȝefoh^[1] 2₁₁, ȝearra 22₁₃, ȝit 22₂₀;

β) by g before back vowels and the mutated vowels corresponding to them: godes 2₁₃, gangas 12₆–gyldene 16₅. Exceptions are: geallan 10₁₈ etc. (We find g used five times in this word against ȝ used six times); ȝoma 14₁₅–ȝyrdels 2₁₉. The capital used is G: Gif 4₈ 4₂₄ (6₁₅) 16₂₅ 20₂, Gate 18₆.

2⁰. Before consonants we find g in grutta 16₂₂.

Note.–On a case of l for ȝ cf. Spelling p. XVII.

Medially.

1⁰. Between vowels.–g and ȝ are used indifferently, but the latter symbol occurs in the majority of cases: egyp (e)tâ 2₃, witigan 2₂₀, bur-gatun 4₁₄, ȝeliþegaþ 18₂₄, wude-gete 14₂₇; hræȝele 2₁₄–ælmihtiȝon 2₁₂, haȝol 2₁₆, æniȝun 4₄, miȝað 20₁₂, eaȝon 20₂₂ etc. Of the two classical words in the text, one has g, the other ȝ: androȝinem 12₂₄, pollege 24₂.

Note.–Notice the use of e in eaȝean 22₉ showing the palatal pronunciation of ȝ.

2⁰. After l we find ȝ: swelȝan 16₆.

3⁰. Palatal ȝ is regularly dropped before d: stred 8₁₃, onȝestreded 14₇, ȝeled 16₆ 18₁₈, aled 18₁₁.

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1. not maintained in the text, the punctuation having been corrected here.