.. *??* :-- _fara_ (go) pret. _f??r_, whence by mut. _f?“ra_
(bring).
*e* (i, ja) ... *a* ... *u* (o) :-- _bresta_ (burst), prt.
_brast_, prt. pl. _brustu_, ptc. prt. _brostinn_; _finna_ (find),
_fundinn_ (found _ptc._), _fundr_ (meeting).
*e* ... *a* ... *??* ... *o* :-- _stela_ (steal), prt. _stal_,
prt. pl. _st??lu_, ptc. prt. _stolinn_.
*e* ... *a* ... *??* ... *e* :-- _gefa_ (give), _gaf_ (he gave),
_g??fu_ (they gave), _gefinn_ (given), _gj?«f_ (gift), _u_-fracture
of _gef-_, _g?¦fa_ (luck) mut. of _g??f-_.
*?«* ... *ei* ... *i* :-- _sk?«na_ (shine), _skein_ (he shone),
_skinu_ (they shone). _s??l-skin_ (sunshine).
*j?«* (j??) ... *au* ... *u* ... *o* :-- _lj?«ga_ (tell a lie), prt.
_laug_, prt. pl. _lugu_, ptc. prt. _loginn_. _lygi_ (lie _sbst._)
mut. of _lug-_. _skj??ta_ (shoot), _skj??tr_ (swift), _skotinn_
(shot _ptc._), _skot_ (shot _subst._).
Other changes
28. All final vowels are long in accented syllables: _????_ (then),
_n?«_ (now).
29. Inflectional and derivative vowels are often dropt after long
accented vowels: cp.
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