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ur symbol (daudnr lr3a, etc.) but in some instances is not written
at all (deydr lr2, siukr 2r26). The forms of the word emmprnr
(lr3,4 and passim) are never written without the ur superscript
and the expansion emmpwrr (or emmpnr) is possible.
Old Icelandic t shows several forms in inflectional endings.
When preserved, it may be written in full (drucket lr21, mi&it
lvlO, såret lv26, sunngit lv20, enndat lv27) or with a superscript t
(mik1 lr8, bu* 2rl, Leon4 2r6, gef4 2rl9, uin* 2r27). When repre-
sented by younger d, it may be written in full (bitalad lrlO,
Sumed 2rl0, etid 2r20) or with a superscript d (uind lr9, -gefd
lvl5, ard lv27, n6ckud 2r3, n6ckd 2rl3, suind 2rl2 (bis), 13, litd
2rl8a, 23, 28). In expanding the superscripts, the unstressed vowel
i has been chosen over e (cf. ud=uid lrl5, lvl, 2r25).
The demonstrative J>at, normally abbreviated, appears twice
written (f>)at lv5a, 11a, while the article hit is written hid 2v3.
The preposition at, never written with a final d, appears as ath
2r5 in one instance. On the other hånd, Old Icelandic 5 (later
spelled d) is written with a t in hundrøt lrl2, 18, hurmdrøt lrl4
and with a superscript t in the prepositional adverb uit 2vl9, 25
(but uid 2vl4b, uid lrl5, lvl, 2r25). Icelandic d<01d Norse d
always occasions gemination of a preceding 1 (uilldi lr31, uerålld
2r29, etc.), while d < Old Norse 5 does not entail such a gemination
(]aoldi lvl4, dualdizst lv21, etc.). The medial forms of the verbs
are written with zt Qhckezt lrl, sagdizt 2vl6) or zst (beiddizst
lr8-9, hræddizst lvl la), never with z alone.
The following forms in N deserve mention:
mann (nom.) lrl,4,5, lv5a, 11a, 2r2, 2vl4a; madwr lr 12.
prest (gen.) Ivl9.
himiR%is (gen.) Iv30, himen^s 2vl3 for himinrikis.
kuinnu (acc.) Iv28, (dat?) Iv33.
likam (dat.) 2rl7.
Rettu (acc. pi. of réttr) 2r8.
uerålldunne (dat. of verold with article) 2rl6; uerolklenne 2rl7.
hinns 2vl7; hid 2v3. The article before adjectives more commonly
enn (lr22, passim); enu (weak form) lvl6.
J>esse (dat. sg. fem.) Iv25, 2rl7.
ecke, ecki (nt. of eingenn) 2r22, 23.
ek lrl, passim; bik lvl6; but big lvl9, 31, 2vl9, 34, sig 2v20.
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