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Rh, such as a) *hag·mɛt· (on the other hand: hɔgstane = , in ); b) hagəri = $1$. On the other hand: hōga, hogən. bȯᶇ·hō·ga. hōgalɩf (-lif, -lɩv). hāg = $2$, and hōgər [hagr]. to knāb and to knōb, māgər [magr], but: come to mōgərdɔm. slag and slog (slȯg) [*slagi], $5$,. slāg and slōg = $2$ and $1$. stāri, but: lɔŋ·gastō·ri. ū·māg· and (j)ū·mōg· [úmagi].

o, ɔ, ō are preserved in, : a) mogi [magi]. ogə-, ɔkrə- [akr] in words such as and . vɔkər [vakr]. b) de fōgri [hinn fagri]. to kōg [kaga], $1$. to ōg [aka]. skōrd [skarð], $1$. Now only appearing in place-names: a) Gōrd [garðr], name of a house in Conningsburgh. “Meᶅa Gōrda” (see *). b) Vōrd [varða, varði], generally with the : de V. (see *).

More rarely ē, æ replace an original a ( before r), : to erg or ɛrg [arga]. ērskäi [*arðskíð]. gērbək, gærbək alongside of garbək [*garðbalkr], and gæ‘rstɩ alongside of gɔ‘rstɩ [garðstaðr or -stœði]. Further: to *bē [baða]. nægistɩk [hnakkastykki].

2. To “á” correspond in : a) ō (wō), ū, (more rarely) ɔu; b) o, wȯ, ȯ, ɔ (å) (rarely) u. Examples:

a) bōl (bɔul) [bál], $1$, . dōma and dūma [dámr]. hō [háfr]. hōrin, wōrin (for *hwōrin). ūri̇̄ən [*háringr for *hæringr]. kūm [*kám]. to lōd [láta], skōri [skári], $1$. to sō [sá]. sōd [sát]. to spō [spá]. tədbɔu(s) [*tíðbrá], *. vō [vágr], å̄ appears very rarely, as in gå̄fa [gáfa]. b) blostər, blɔustər [blástr], bɔrək, bårək [bára]. grɔtsi [*grátsi]. hɔvi [háfr]. (h)wȯ‘lsbane [hálsbein], . smut (smot) [smátt],, spjå‘lk, spjɔ‘lk [spjálk from spjalk]. -tåt (häᶅ·tåt·) [þáttr],. wȯ‘lki (wȯ‘lkək, wȯlək). To these may be added the place-name Hofəl, Hufəl (names of various hills) = *Háfjall.

Long and short vowels alternate in, : gōdək and gȯdək [gáta]. lōdigrōd (-grȯt, -grȯd) [*látugrátr]. ōrli and wȯrli [*árhlið]. ū·rām· and hor(ə)m (hurəm) [*hárhamr],.

Various examples of a change á > wo appear in the Foula ballad, in verse 4: “sadnast wo” [sannast á]; v. 6: “twor” [tár]; v. 33: “fwo” [fá]. See (2 a) wōrin.

3. To “e” correspond in : a) ɛ, æ,  e; b) ē. Examples:

a) (e), ɛ, æ (æ commonly before r): bɛk [bekkr], $1$. brɛna [brenna]. bærəl [berill], . bærg [berg], ; (unstressed in bɛrdus·, bɛrfäᶅ· =, ). dɛs [des]. to ɛg [eggja], , . to fret [freta]. færd, færdək [ferð], $1$. hækəl [*hekl], †$2$, , klɛts (klæts) [klettr], $1$. mel- [mel-] (e is unchanged in this case because the main stress  has been laid on the part of ). mæ‘rki [merki], $2$. nev and nɛv [hnefi], $2$. rækstər [rekstr], $1$. skɛkəl (skækəl) [*skekill]. to slɛp, slæp [sleppa], . stæ‘rti [stertr], . to æ‘lt [elta], $1$. b) ēvalous [efalauss]. hēgri [hegri], $1$. lēga [lega]. rēg [rek], $2$, and to rēg [reka].

Alternation between short and long vowel is found in words, such as: færdimɛt and fērdimɛt [*ferðarmatr], flɛs and flēs [fles],