ˈiːvən wɪð ˈoʊldɚ tˈɛksts bˌiːɪŋ ɐpˈæɹəntli mˈoːɹ kənsˈɜːvətˌɪv ænd kənsˈɪstənt ɪn noʊtˈeɪʃən, ðɛɹˌɑːɹ sɪɡnˈɪfɪkənt vˌɛɹɪˈeɪʃənz ɪn vˈaʊəl lˈɛŋθ ɪn dˈɪfɹənt fˈɔːɹmz ʌvðə sˈeɪm lˈɛksiːm.
Even with older texts being apparently more conservative and consistent in notation, there are significant variations in vowel length in different forms of the same lexeme.