▁and ▁ ô , ▁often ▁sp elled ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁Old ▁Dutch ▁ ▁developed ▁into ▁ ▁instead ▁of ▁, ▁thus ▁giving ▁forms ▁such ▁as ▁vier ▁(" fire ") ▁where ▁other ▁dialect s ▁have ▁v uur . ▁ ▁Lower ing ▁of ▁ ▁to ▁ ▁before ▁ ▁+ ▁con son ant , ▁often ▁also ▁with ▁length ening . ▁The ▁change ▁is ▁generally ▁limited ▁to ▁West ▁F lem ish ▁before ▁dent als , ▁while ▁before ▁lab ial s ▁and ▁vel ars ▁it ▁is ▁more ▁w ides p read . ▁ ▁L ack ▁of ▁um la ut ▁ ▁> ▁ ▁before ▁. ▁▁ ▁> ▁ ▁in ▁some ▁words . ▁▁ ▁> ▁ ▁sometimes ▁before ▁ ▁+ ▁con son ant ▁in ▁West ▁F lem ish . ▁ ▁Holland ic ▁ ▁Holland ic ▁was ▁spoken ▁in ▁the ▁County ▁of ▁Holland . ▁It ▁was ▁less ▁influ ential ▁during ▁most ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges ▁but ▁became ▁more ▁so ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 6 th ▁century ▁during ▁the ▁" Hol land ic ▁expansion ", ▁during ▁which ▁the ▁E ight y ▁Years ' ▁War ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁south . ▁It ▁shows ▁the ▁following ▁properties : ▁▁ ▁Str ong ▁Ing va e onic ▁influence ▁from ▁earlier ▁F ris ian ▁presence ▁in ▁the ▁area . ▁This ▁became ▁more ▁apparent ▁closer ▁to ▁the ▁coast ▁and ▁further ▁north ▁( West ▁F ries land ). ▁ ▁â ▁and ▁ ā ▁merged ▁and ▁had ▁a ▁front ed ▁art ic ulation ▁( which ▁forms ▁the ▁basis ▁for ▁the ▁modern ▁standard ▁Dutch ▁pron unci ation ). ▁ ▁Occ