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Rh hɛl·ūr· and hɛlūr·; hjok·fəᶇ·i; kin·pus·əs and ᶄɩl·posks· = *; kȯᶇ·mæ‘r·ki; lū·mōl· and lomōl·; marɩ̄l·, marɛl·də; mɩnōd·; mȯn·vjēg· (-vi̇̄g·); ɔp·slāg· = ; riŋ·(ga)lō·di; ᶊəᶅō·ga = *, *; ᶊopə‘l·ti = ; ta‘nt·fɛᶅ·ən = $1, 2$. träᶅ·faŋ·gin; ū·li̇̄d·; ū·mɔƫ· and ū·mɔit·, umɔƫ·a; ū·rām· = hor(ə)m; ū·tavɩd· and utavɩd·.

In some uncompounded words, the stress lies equally on the stem and the ending. In a few cases, the ending receives the main stress: bjin·târ· [*bindari]. gȯᶅūr·, gaᶅūr· (= gȯᶅər). *hɩl·mɔŋ·gin and , lavēr·ni. stɔŋ·gari̇̄· (stɔŋ·gari) [*stangari].
 * helmɔŋ·gin [*himlungi-nn]. il·skȯd· [*ilskótt]. *klȯvan·di [klofa-nn],

42. Dialect differences of pronunciation. The deep, somewhat diphthongal a-sound, indicated by â, and approaching to åa, is peculiar to  and, and corresponds to ā in the other parts of the Isles, : a âli (: āli) lamb; a brând (: brānd) = $1$; tând (: tānd).

On Westside ( the neighbourhood of Sandness) “ɛ, æ” are pronounced more open than usual.

ø is pronounced with a closer sound on Westside than in the other parts of the Isles short “y” in Danish. Thus: bryni = brøni; ryni = røni; tryni = trøni.

On Eastside (including, and the greatest part of , ) hw corresponds to an older “hv, kv”; on Westside (and in part of ,  and Quarf) kw. Examples: hwāl , kwāl , hwam, kwam ; with change of hv to sw: swam =. hwi̇̄ and hwäi, kwi̇̄ and kwäi : mostly in place-names. The same rule holds with to English words in prefixed by wh and qu; thus on : quite (quite and) white — on : wheen = queen.

As mentioned in § 39, ll has commonly changed to ᶅ, nn and rn to ᶇ. On Westside there are still, however, traces of a change to dl, dn (an old change which later was superseded by the more common ᶅ and ᶇ); thus ᶊȯdən = ᶊȯn, ᶊøn [tjǫrn],,. Fografɩdəl (Sandsting) *Fagrafell(i) In Foula dl and dn are still prevalent; thus: *dudlin and dodlək (in : dȯᶅək), $2$. toŋgəfadəl (in and : toŋgəfäᶅ),. adnasɛt. adnaᶊūr. *bjadni [barnit] (see Fragments of Norn, conversation), bōdla- and bɔdlastane = . Likewise in place-names: Bɔdlifel [*Bollafjall]; Kɔdlifəl [*Kollafjall]; de Hɔdən [*Hornit].

In several cases, however, the softened forms have prevailed in Foula also; thus now commonly: kȯᶅət (for older *kɔdlət) =.

In the original ð has been preserved in several words, while in other parts of Shetland it has been changed to d. Thus: ēð = ēd. kø̄ð = kø̄d. mi̇̄ð = mi̇̄d = $1$. sēð = sēd. Sporadically as þ (outside ): *køþ kø̄d. tøþələp =.

In a few places (such as ) traces of an older -iŋ = -in have been found, corresponding to -ingr (-ungr). Thus, from : buliŋ = būrək; buliŋ, boliŋ = bulin, bolin; drøliŋ = drø̄lin.