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Rh äᶁbə‘rt), [atburðr],, käƫiklūr and käitaklūr [*kattaklór], . päƫəl- and päitəl-tree [from *patla], -tree, -tree. väƫi- and väitabând (also: v$e$iti-) [*vattaband],.

æ > ä in twäƫəld, twäitəld [from a verb: *þvætla], see § 36.

17. In the same position “e” changes rather frequently to ä. It has been preserved as ɛɛ [sic] (e) in : at·avɛ‘ᶅ·ta [*aptrvelta], , hɛᶅək [hella],, $2$. hɛᶅər [hellir],. veᶅən, vɛᶅən = $1$. — Alternation between e (ɛɛ [sic]) and ä takes place in words, such as: breᶇək (brɛᶇək) and bräᶇək [ brenning], $1$. breᶇər (brɛᶇər) and bräᶇər [*brennir],. smeᶅər (smɛᶅər) and smäᶅər [*smellari],,. sw$e$itək, swäƫək and swäitək [*skvettingr],,. ä is always found in words as: to dwäᶅ [dvelja],. skäᶅ [ skellr],. to räᶇd [renna],. *väᶇd(i) [vent þik or pér],.

18. Original “i” (and “í”) is treated in the same way as “e”: ä‘ᶅᶊkət ["ilskóttr, *ílskóttr],, 2. bä‘ᶇtər = bjɩ‘ntər: . häᶇd [ hinna], . to p$e$ɩ‘ᶅk and pä‘ᶅk = . ᶊopä‘ᶅti [sjópiltr], . sȯmərə läƫla and läitla [lítla] (see under , ). stä‘ᶅk [stilkr], . stɩᶅərs- (steᶅərs) and stäᶅərs-dyke [stillis-], -dike. On the other hand, ɩ, e are always found in tɩᶅi, teᶅi [þilja], ,.

19. Original “á” before a palatalized consonant (mostly ᶅ, ᶇ) changes to ɔ or ȯ (ɔ̇), while “o (ó), u, ú, y, ý, æ and ǫ”, in the same position, regularly become ȯ (ɔ̇). ɔit, ȯit (ɔ̇it) mostly replace final ɔƫ, ȯƫ (ɔ̇t); ȯin replaces ȯᶇ. Examples:

gɔit, gȯit (gɔ̇it, gȯƫi) [gátt]. ū·mɔƫ· or ū·mɔit· [úmáttr],. umɔƫ·a, omɔƫ·a =, is derived from the latter. *gȯit [gótt or gɔtt], * and *. hȯᶅi =. hȯ‘ᶅk (hɔ̇‘ᶅk) [ holk], $2$. hȯᶇ- (hɔ̇ᶇ-) [horn] in. *kȯᶇ·mæ‘r·ki (kɔ̇ᶇ-) *. For the change ðk > rk  mark, maggot, worm. to skȯit (skɔ̇it), . ȯᶅa (ɔ̇ᶅa)-pluck [ullar-], -pluck. rȯ‘ᶅk [ rulk]. stȯ‘ᶅka [stulka]. mȯᶇd [mund]. ȯᶇdali [undarligr]. -sȯᶇd [sund] in place-names: Hul·sȯᶇd· [*hólmsund],. stȯᶇdi = $2$, gȯᶅdət =. *blohȯᶇ·in (-ən, -hȯᶇ·din) = *. hȯᶇin, hȯᶇən [*hyrningr],. *dȯᶇa [dyrnar], *, *. mȯᶅgət [ myglaðr]. sȯƫᶊkins [systkin]. *ūtȯƫləkt, *ūtȯitləkt (-ləχt) [úþýðlig-t], *, -t. grȯ‘ᶇᶊka [grœnska]. dȯl·hɔit·, -hɔ̇it· [dylhǫttr (or -hattr),. ȯᶇd (ɔ̇ᶇd) [ǫnd], $1$. trȯᶅ [trǫll],.

ȯin for ȯᶇ in : tan·grȯi·nin [*tanngrunnungr],. to drȯin [drynja],,.

$e$ɩ and ä for “y” have found their way in b$e$ɩ‘ᶅk and bä‘ᶅki [*bylki], mutated form of bu‘lk. On the other hand, ø in rø‘ᶅki [*rylki] (= rȯ‘ᶅki) is a mutated form of rȯ‘ᶅk, and in *ø̄ᶇd, *ø$i$nd [ hyrni] (but: hȯᶇək = horn).

Note. ᶅ and ᶇ (nj) regularly appear: a) o, u for ø or ȯ; b) ō, ū for ø̄; : to fᶅōg [fløygja], $3$,. ᶅōg [lǫgr], , $1$. ᶅōg [lœkr],, $3$. On the other hand: Løgəna, IV, § 20. ᶅū [hljóð], $1$; lø̄(d). ᶅū [ hlýr], lø$1$, ᶅūd [ljótr], IV