O.N. a
in originally close syllable > ae, written a:
anger,
hansell, apert, ban, blabber,
slak,
cast, chaff, dash, dram,
bang,
fang,
stang, lack, etc.
O.N. a
in originally close syllable before r remains
a:
bark, carl, carp, farrand,
garth,
harth,
scarth, swarf, and harsk (O.
Dan.).
O.N., O. Dan.
a in close syllable > e in blether,
forjeskit,
welter.
a
in close syllable > [-e] (ay, ai)
in aynd,
baittenin.
a
in close syllable remains a, written o
in
cog.
O.N. a
in originally open syllable regularly becomes
[-e],
written a, ai, ay: dasen,
flake,
maik,
scait, etc.
O.N. a
+ g > [-e] written ai in braid,
gane
(to
profit).
a
+ g > aw in bawch. In mawch
eth fell out
and
a developed as a before g.
e.
O.N. e
remains in airt, bekk, bleck,
cleck,
cleg,
egg (to incite), elding, esping,
fleckerit,
freckled, gedde, gengeld, kendell,
melder,
mensk, nevin, werr, spenn,
stert,
sker.
O. Dan. e
remains in sprent.
O.N. e
becomes i in lirk, kitling, and
before
ng
in ding, flingin, hing, and also
in
skrip,
styddy.
O.N. e
> ae, written a, in dapill, clag.
Cp.
sprattle in Burns.
>
ae before r in ware.
>
a before r in karling.
O.N. e
> i in neefe (nieve).
O.N. e
appears as u in studdy. See word
list.
O.N. e
(from older aei) > [-e] in hailse.
e
+ g > e written a, ai:
e.g., haine,
gane
(to suit).
i.
O.N. i
generally remains i: bing, grith,
kist,
link,
lite, titling, wilrone, frequently
written
y: byng, chyngill, gyll,
etc.
O.N. i
before st > e: gestning,
restit.
i
> [-i] in ithand (ythand), and
ei in
eident.