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XXIV OE. ē representing i mutation of ō, or a lengthened Germ. e, or the K. and A. mutation of ēa, is retained: swetan 1011–stred 813–sced 2211–receles 128.

10. OE. «fast» ī, viz. the original Germ. ī and the lengthened Germ. i are expressed

α) by i. æthrinan 215;

β) by y: tyd 41, wysa 411, swyrþre 2022.

20. OE. «unfast» ī, viz. the sound resulting from older īe, which regularly alternates with y, is expressed

α) by i: ȝediȝest 223, alisede 415, ætiwdan 2019;

β) by y: alysed 1619, þystru 228;

γ) by u: frunde 24, hure 813, cuse 1613 1615 1616.

OE. ō is regularly preserved: wol-berende 217.

OE. ū is preserved: þu 223, mule 43, brucan 425, butu 1224.

10. OE. «fast» ȳ representing the i mutation of ū is preserved and is represented

α) by y: fyre 417;

β) by i: driȝ 821, ȝedriȝede 1215, etc., fires 2210;

γ) by u: nosþurlo 1410, nosþrul 1612.

20. For OE. «unfast» ȳ cf. under ī.