Dan. initial [j] vanished in East Danian; [j-] > [ø-]
According to the Comparative Tables, the semi-vowel [j] was lost initially in the East Danian dialect, rather than becoming [i] as it did in Ossiriandic (PE19/19).
Phonetic Rule Elements
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✧ PE19/19 (j- > -) |