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rr is often shortened to r, not only after a long but
also after a short, stressed vowel, e.g. sar \V,fœr I97,fyr
81 etc., uar 3012, but also in framar 512, uitfiring 62.
Single t is written in mati 221. The 2nd pers. sing. pres.
of skulu is frequently written skalltt e.g. 287.
(ii) Weakening of final consonants in unstressed
positions.
k>g. This can be seen in miog 142 161 etc. eg is three
times written in full 174 189 1811(1>. ec, þc etc. have been ex-
panded eg, þig etc. in the edition. The conjunction og
appears in this form eight times 79<2) 149*1) 154 1711
208<2) 217 263(2> 304, while ok occurs three times 211 2414
269. The abbreviation symbol is expanded in this edition
as og.
ad is written so almost always, e.g. 211 (twice), at is
found once 79. þad is written in full 211 but generally
appears as þ with a cross-stroke. This abbreviation is
expanded as þad. The article hit is written in full 34 etc.
uid when written in full is always so spelt, e.g. 154 181.
The ending -it is generally found with t, e.g. landit 211,
þegit 41, mikit 46, eigit 84, but uerid l10. This final t is almost
always interlinear. The old ending -at is usually written
-ad, e.g. annad 49, talad 55, þangad 3019, but there are
two instances with -at, annat 2516, uerdskulldat 207. There
is one example of d in a single-syllabled past-participle
sied 229, the regular later form.
(iii) Other remarks about consonants.
ð is not found in this MS, being replaced by d or t.
Old hgfuð is usually written hofud, e.g. 168 3631 but
occurs once as hofut 378.
Older -ft- is always written -pt-, e.g. epter l4, lopt
143, skaptinu 152 (cf. Bandle 122-23).
hl is written / in braudleifur 363, leifnum 366, but hleif
366, and so in all other words: hleypur 365, hlœia 3026 etc
Words such as knífur were pronounced hnífur and this
has led the scribe to an incorrect archaisation of hnot to