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29. w (i. e. u in the function of a consonant) had mostly the same sound-value as the w in English wit. After diphthongs and long vowels, as also after
29. w (i. e. u in the function of a consonant) had mostly the same sound-value as the w in English wit. After diphthongs and long vowels, as also after
I think the rules are: pronounced as "w": -beginning of word/followed by vowel: wastjan, friathwa, aiwa (D), siggwan -as part of Gothic letter "hw": saihwan,