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XLII in the : g. fish. -ən and -i ( -y) alternate in, : drāvən and trāvi. fōsən, fōzən and fōsi, fōzi ( fozy). -i for -in or -ən in,
 * kȯ‘ᶅti [ kulten].

22. The ending -ət [ -óttr] is preserved in a number of words: bjōgət [*baugóttr], $1$. fə‘lskət [*fíflskóttr]. kȯᶅət [kollóttr]. skäᶅət [*skallóttr for *skǫllóttr]. Applied to sheep, : a) bjæ‘lsət = krāgət: $1$. According to S. Bugge, the prefixed b in bjæ‘lsət may doubtless be regarded as a survival of the old prefix “bi-”, thus: *bihæ‘lsət from an older *bi-helsóttr. : V, § 19. b) i̇̄mət [*ímóttr]. c) i̇̄sət [*ísóttr]. d) mōgət [*mǫgóttr], in the kat·mō·gət. e) moskət, muskət (= i̇̄mət) [*muskóttr]. f) skjōmət [ skjaamut]. Various adjectives ending in -ət are mentioned under § 7.

-ət and -i ( -y) alternate in, : fjo‘ŋsət and fjo‘ŋsi = , . glȯdərət and glȯdəri. trȯᶅət and trȯᶅi. tȯ‘rfət and tȯ‘rfi. -i has become prevalent in, : ūmi = umie. skūmi = skumie. ho‘msi = $2$,.

il·skȯd· [*ilskótt: corn, understood] = ä‘ᶅᶊkət, ä. corn = corn.

23. The ending -igr, as a rule, has become -i ( -y), : (un-)hāgali. ti̇̄li [þýðligr]. In a few cases -i, -ək and -ə(k)t ( neuter: -igt) interchange: ȯᶇdali, also (more rarely) ȯᶇdələk, ȯᶇdələt [undarlig(t)]. unti̇̄li and *ūtȯƫləkt (-ləχt). -ək and -ət interchange in: lølək or lølət [hlœg(i)ligr].

24. smátt (from smár) is found in smut (smot) = ,

25. A number of adjectives have adopted the ending -ous (on analogy with adjectives in -ous): ub(j)â·dous, o-. ugjō·vous, o-, = ubjâdous. undø̄·mious. usȯᶇ·dious (= usȯᶇ·dali). ū·tø̄· and utø̄·ious.

26. Of the few adjectives which have been preserved in the form, are mentioned: läitla, läƫla, l$e$ɩtᶅa [lítla from lítill], ; furthermore (among the sea-terms): de fōgri [hinn fagri], and de hardi [hinn harði]; de hwādi [hinn hvati], $2$, and de flāda [hin flata].

27. An old form appears to have been preserved in the : de äƫ(ə)ri, äitri or at(ə)ri (o’ de ) =.

In a versified riddle (of common occurrence) are found two adjectives ending in -óttr in the form: Huk·əti·, kruk·əti· [*húkótti, krókótti] =,.

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28. þú, thou, is preserved in the form dū, du.

For the plural form ( the old dual form) in 2nd, see . Forms of the word mínn, my, are contained in the endearing exclamation: kērəmi! see, , and lamit or my lamit = lamb mítt, my lamb! see *.

For äᶇəhwa‘rt [annathvart] and a$i$trahōla [aðrahvára] see * and.