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one of the letters stood above the other as a smaller letter, , and , which led to the development of the modern letters , , and .

Phonology

The root syllable length in Old Swedish could be short , long (, ) or overlong . During the Late Old Swedish period the short root syllables were lengthened and the overlong root syllables were shortened, so modern Swedish only has the combinations and . Unlike in modern Swedish, a short vowel in Old Swedish did not entail a long consonant.

There were eight vowels

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