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LVI of Norn, and *, ) “tt” [hvítt] has been dropped. dropped n in: to *bri̇̄ [brýna], and dropped k in tāhɛᶅək [*þakhella], and krā- for krāga- [kraka from kraki] in “krā-taes”.

Initial tj changes to ᶊ, : ᶊaldər [tjaldr],. ᶊȯn, [tjǫrn],. To these may be added: uᶊū·na [ utjona], . verse 25 in the Foula ballad: “chaldona” [tjaldinu]. tᶊ from tj, when final, in : to vitᶊ [vitja],.

36. þ changes partly to t, partly to d. Examples:

a) tari- [þari], *$1$. tə‘lfər, tʌ‘lfər [*þil(ju)far]. tɩᶅi, teᶅi [þilja], $1$. to‘rkəsȯt [*þurkasótt]. *trō [þráðr], *$1$ (see Fragments of Norn, song, verse), trūən [þró]. — b) dōm [ þám]. dɔ̇d [þot], but brɩm·tɔ̇d·. up·-drȯit· (-droƫ·) [upp þrøyttr]. dū, du [þú]. dwa‘rs [þvers]. to dwetəl, dwətəl [*þvætla from þvætta]; on the other hand: twäƫəld, twäitəld [*þvætlaðr]. verse 4 in the Foula ballad: “dar” [þar], v. 31: “do” [þá] ).
 * , *. (un-)ti̇̄li [(ú-)þýðligr] . togəmø̄ [þoku-], ,

þj like tj changes to ᶊ, : ᶊok(k)a [þjukkr], see IV, § 20, and , (under, ).

37. Initial v, in most cases, has been preserved: vagəl [vagl], $1$, . van-, vats- [from vatn] in : [*vatnhlaup]; vats·gar = $2$, but Watli [*vatnhlíð] in the place-name: de loch o’ W.. vāra [ and vare]. vɛgwȯl, vɛgəl [*veggvǫlr]. to vɩƫᶊ [vitja],. vōr [vár]. — In a few words w has replaced initial v: wadməl [vaðmál]. wələ‘nt, wȯlə‘nt [vélindi],, wɩdi [viðja]. wæ‘lᶊi [vǫlsi],.

38. The following changes may also be mentioned:

a) A few examples are found of a change kk > g (γ), pp > b, tt > d: baga- (baγa-), bagi- [bakka-]. 1) bagrəf, baγagrȯf, more rarely: bakagrȯf. 2) bagiskjo‘mp. 3) bakalɩst. nægistɩk (næγi-) [*hnakkastykki], . bloga (bloγa) = blɔka [*blaðka]. nogs and nogins [from *hnokkr], $2$, and, skɛbək, skæbək [skeppa],. snæbək, snabək = snɛp(i), snæp(i) [*hneppi]. kɩbək [kippa]. mɩnōd· (-nū·əd) [miðnátt]. tȯd, tȯdək [tuttr)] [sic].

b) Shetlandic mn, as in Norwegian, corresponds to fn, : stȯmna, stəmna [stofn], $1$, $1$. In place-names: Hamnavō  = *Hafnarvágr. de Ramnastaks (Fedeland in ) = this combination, : Ham  for: *Hamn. stamərən (for: stamrən) [*stafn-rǫng],.
 * Hrafnastakkarnir. When not followed by a vowel, n is dropped in

c) ŋ(k)s for ms is found, : fjɔ‘ŋs, fjo‘ŋsət, and in: ho‘ŋ(k)s = ho‘ms: $2$ = $2$,  ro‘ŋ(k)s = ro‘ms: $1$.