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XXXVIII $1$. grō [gráði]. hɔst [hosti], kjɔ‘lk [kjálki]. klıbər [klyfberi]. kɔd [koddi]. krak [kraki], or $1$. løm [*lummi]. -mjȯ‘rk, -mȯ‘rk [mjörkvi, myrkvi]. skȯtəl, [skutþilja], $1$. stab (stȯb) [stabbi (stubbi)],. -stık (nægistık) [stykki],. tɔskər, tȯᶊkər [torfskeri],. øm [*ómi].

Some words appear in a double form, e.g.: bä‘ᶅki and b$e$ı‘ᶅk [*bylki], , . brimi and bri̇̄m (bri̇̄v) [brimi]. kāvi and kāv [*kafi]. klōvi and klōv [klofi]. ᶅumi and ᶅūm [ljómi],,.

5. The nominative -a has been preserved in, : bläᶇda [blanda]. brɛna [brenna].2 fjora, fjɔra [fjara]. flokəra [*flykra],, -flȯga [fluga], $2$. *gå̄fa [gáfa], gola [gola, gula]. grȯla [ græla]. groma (-ȯ-) [gróma?]. həmna [himna]. ja‘rta [hjarta]. *jōga [auga]. [*søyða]. vɛmba [*vemba]. -a is long in the word rū·rā· [ rura].
 * jōra [øyra]. kupa [kúpa]. ᶊēla [héla], . *ᶊəᶅō·ga [ sjálægja],
 * , *skjɔldra [*skjaldra]. stȯ‘ᶅka [stulka]. sø̄da

6. Sometimes -a (  -a) alternates with -o or -u (, , and : -u): grȯ‘ᶇᶊka and grȯ‘ᶇᶊko (-ᶊku; greenska, -sko, -sku) [*grœnska]. ı‘lᶊka, ä‘ᶅᶊka, $e$ilᶊko [*ilska], $1$. lēga and lēgo (ᶅēga, -go) [lega]. wȯsta and wɔstu, wōstū [*vasta] ( vǫst).

7. A number of cow-names have been preserved with the ending -a, in  and ; now commonly the ending -i has replaced -a. Examples: Flɛka, Flæka; a flɛkət, flækət [*flekkótt] coo. Fūda, *Fóta. Gri̇̄ma; a gri̇̄mət [*grímótt] coo. Kidna; a kidnət [*kinnótt] coo. Krāga; a krāgət [*krǫgótt] coo. Lå‘rka; a lå‘rkət [*lárkótt = *lærkótt] coo. Lænda; a lændət [*lendótt] coo. Rıg(g)a; a rıg(g)ət [*hryggjótt] coo. ᶊålma = ; a ᶊålmət [*hjálmótt] coo. Spɔŋga; a spɔŋgət [*spǫngótt] coo. Swa‘rta.

8. Consciousness of -i being a sign and -a a  sign has not died out, as is proved by the following names of domestic animals, preserved in the : Bro‘ŋki, brown stallion or bull [*Brúnki], Bro‘ŋka, brown mare or cow [*Brúnka]; Grōgi, gray stallion or bull [*Grái], Grōga, grey mare or cow [*Gráa]; Rødi, red stallion or bull [*Rauði], Røda, red mare or cow [*Rauða].

To these may further be added: puki and puka = $1$. grɔtsi and grɔtsa.

9. In a number of words (through of English and Scottish words ending in -y, -ie) -i has replaced the older -a (-ja), : bɛrgȯ‘ᶅ·ti [*berggylta]. bo‘ŋki [ bunka], $1$. bȯmi [ bumba]. flɔti [flatta],. gri̇̄mi [gríma]. kɛᶊi [ kjessa]. kɔli [kola]. kopi, kupi, kobi, kȯbi [kúpa]. -lōdi [hlaða], $1$. pəki [pikka], $2$. rȯdi [ rodda]. tıᶅi, teᶅi [þilja], *, *. wıdi [viðja].

ros(s)i,, is partly = hross, partly = hryssa.

-i and -ək (see the paragraph) alternate, : grø̄li and grø̄lək [grýla]. sōdi and sōdək [sáta], $2$,. wȯ‘lki and wȯ‘lkək (wȯlək).

10. Sometimes an original -a is dropped or alternates with the suffix -ək ( and -ock: diminutive ending).

Dropping of -a always takes place in words, such as blānd [blanda], $2$, ēs [eisa]. frōd [froða], $2$,. klɔk [*klokka