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Rh words in, : “bø̄r” (bore, the of to bear), “bø̄rd” (board in a boat). On the other hand, to møv or mȯv (move).

Long and short vowel-sounds (ō, ȯ) alternate in, : to dōvən and to dȯfən [dofna]. gōsən and gōzən [gosinn]. klōv(i) and klȯva [klȯfi].

a has found its way in, : gagəl [gogli],. katameᶅ·a (skäƫ·ɩmeliskrū·a) [skotta millum skrúfa]. — ā in bā [boði], $1$.

8. “ó” —  a) ū,  ø̄, exceptionally ō; b) more rarely short vowel: u, o (ȯ), ɔ, ø. Examples:

a) gūən [*góðan or *góðing]. hūb [hóp]. to klūr [klóra]. mūd (mōd) [mót], $2$. slū [slóð], $1$. ᶊūr- [sjóvar], . stūr [stórr]. krø̄ [ kró] $2$. to rø̄s [hrósa]. — u and ø̄ alternate in, : mū or mø̄ = $1$ and $1$, mūd and mø̄d [móðr], $1$,, . ū·rū· or ū·rø̄(d)· [úró], . — b) groma, grȯma [gróma?]. hulsund [*hólmsund],. rɔvək [rófa], $2$. skogin [skóinn].
 * spoŋna [spónninn] (see Fragments of Norn, conversation), tovi [þófi],

bøl [ból], in place-names, on the other hand: būl. — u and o alternate in lū·mōl· and lomōl· [*hljóðmál].

9. “u” —  u, o, ȯ (ȯ is also the  pronunciation of short  u). Examples:

bo‘ŋki [ bunka], $1$. borəl [*burl]. bȯmi [ bumba], , -bȯrd (fərəbȯrd, fɔgbȯrd). bulin (bolin) [bulungr (and bolungr)],,. bu‘lk [ bulk]. bus [*bus]. -dudlin and dodlək [*dulla], $2$. -flȯga (and -flog) [fluga], $2$. golataŋ [*gulaþang]. go‘lsa [gulusótt],. krȯb, krȯbək [krubba], , . krugi and krȯg [ krugg], $1$,. mo‘rt [murtr],. mosk [*musk], and $1$. to mȯn [muna]. mȯst [ must]. ȯrdəl- [hurðar-],, pjusk and pjosk [*pusk]. rus [*rus]. rosk [*rusk], $1$. skȯrm (skȯrəm, skȯrȯm). sȯg(a) [*sugga],. sund [sund], $1$; (u in sund is due to Scottish : soond;  -sȯᶇd as a place-name, § 19). toŋ·gəfäᶅ· [*tungufall],. to‘rkəsȯt [*þurkasótt],.

10. “ú” —  a) ū; b) u, : o, ȯ, ø. Examples:

a) bū- [bú], $2$. to kūr. pjū [*pú]. rūg [hrúga]. skrū [skrúf]. skūr [skúr], $1$. tūg (tūəg) [þúfa]. tūn [tún]; on the other hand hukəti [húkótti] (see IV, § 27). kupa [kúpa]. kupi, kopi, kobi, kȯbi [kúpa], . mul, mol, mäl [múli], $2$. puki [púki], $1$.
 * tunwəl(s), tunməl(s) [túnvǫllr]. — b) grøt [ grútr], $1$.

Long and short vowel-sounds alternate in, : hūn and hun [*húnn]. To this rule belong perhaps stjūgi and stuki, stogi [stúka?],.

11. “y” —  a) ɩ (e), ə, ȯ, ø; b) ø̄. Examples:

a) bɛrꬶɩ‘l·tək [ berggylta]. bər, bȯr [byrr],, . bɩg [bygð], $2$, bɩgin, bøgin [*bygging], $2$. bɩrdək [byrðr]. bɩrək, berək, bjerək [*byrjan or *byrjing], , . dȯn [dynr], $2$, dȯs [dys]. fərə [fyrir], *,  glɩg, gleg [glygg(r), $1$. kȯr(l) [kyrr], $1$. to ᶄø‘rk (ᶄȯ‘rk) [kyrkja]. løna-break. mə‘rk [myrkr,  mirk], nɩdərd, nedərd [*nytróttr], . pøti,