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and so TRoumptp, gan mhoill, vil.:i, C. M. O. 1, thoill:1 T. G. 6. coigthigheas xikis. Unaceented poillin:coinin pilin or rwilin, D. R. 66.

6. oi with ¢ umlaut to e in some words. oiffig (offictum) efig, oibre ebra, soirbiughadh seravu a Western word, toil rel, dat. for nom. (This words shows progress of the umlaut as three forms are in use. tol, md sé do thol é hor, old nom. without umlaut, and hel and hil), croiceann : loisgithe, Denn 79,

ent Dési xrekn, Connaught krek’n, kroek’n Finck, toice roka and teka, Cloichin an mhargadh a place-name Kvohin and Klehin, with anlaut consonant group also umlauted. soidear sedr’ T. L. = sodair, oile now eile, troidfeam T. G. 44 TRetw’, but troid:gol D. R. 68. h-oileadh: leire, C. M. O. but oileamuint, iliunt, Cat. 16.

7. ot with y from in mh is sometimes =€ in Des.

coimhtheach : breugach : taodach, also coimhtheach : geugach.

8. of unaccented = 9 or nul before the accent. fuirionn, foireann, rwit's’, croicionn, croiceann kreky’, coilledn (where ed Tepresents the change from old én to dm both vowels being Written) Kl’an and xl%’n, an dé oiread w’ va ron, foirdigion Frégn D. R. 38.

§ 38. 6i=6 with slender consonant following. céir kor, médide udda, but md m0, mér uOr, dinmhid Dnid, Bob. Vid. § 18,3, céisir, déirse, léitne LOhnsa, with unvoiced x, a breeze, pioléir T. G. 8, Brian Bordimhe: sligh D. R. 36.

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89,1. ua is a diphthong = Oe. uasal Uist’, suas sCis,
 * Silis, cwach xOuc, buachaill is sCec], luag LUac.

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 * 2. ua absorbs consonant remains, wabhar Oar, uadhacht

Over, : dual, Denn, 88. So tuagh, ruadh, rémar is rUme’, buadhartha BOr’ho, sUerhs.

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§$ 40,1. wat—wua before slender consonant==Uwe or “we. cluain xLOwen, an uair xUwer’ ner’ and er’ from con-