[-i].
O.N. [-i] most frequently
remains [-i], written i,
y: flyre, gryce,
grise, myth, skrik,
rive, ryfe, tithand,
etc.
O.N. [-i] appears as e in skrech,
probably
pronounced skrich.
O.N. [-i] > [-e], written ei,
in quey, gleit,
keik.
O.N. [-i] > [)i] in scrip,
wick, and before
original xl in wissle (wyssyl).
The corresponding word in Norse also has a short
vowel,
but changed to e, veksl, vessla
(and versla).
[-o].
O.N. [-o]
> [-u], written o, oo, u,
eu:
crove,
rove, unrufe, hoolie, hulie,
lufe,
ruse,
roose, sleuth, tume.
O.N. [-o]
> ou in clour.
[-o]
> oy in toym (Bruce), exact sound uncertain.
[-o]
+ l > ow in bow.
[-u].
O.N. [-u]
remains in buth, grouf.
O.N. [-u]
generally > ou, ow: boun,
bowne,
bowk,
cow, cour, etc.
[-u]
> [-o] in solande, stot.
[-u]
> [)u] in busk.
[-y].
O.N. [-y]
regularly > [-i], written i, y:
lythe,
tyne, sit, skyrin, snite.
Cp. y.
O.N. [-y]
appears as [-e] (ei) in neiris,
exact
sound
not certain. Cp. [-y] before st
> [)i] in
thrist
(O.N. þrysta).
[-ae].
O.N. [-ae]
remains in hething.
[-ae]
> e in sait.
[-ae]
> e, e, in rad, red, radness,
etc.
DIPHTHONGS.
ai.
O.N. ai
> [-e], written a, ai, ay,
ei:
bait,
bein, bayt, blaik, dey,
grane,
graip,
graith, heid, laif, lairet,
lairing,
lak, laiching, thwaite, waith,
slaik,
swage, raise, tha.
O.N. ai
> i in nyte (?).
O.N. ai
is represented by i before r in thir.
Cp.
Cu. thur.
O.N. ain
> en initially in enkrely.