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position, e.g. fleigin l18, komen 2819, skalin 330, en 1327.
Sometimes a stroke over a vowel is found where nn
is expected but it has only been expanded as a single
n in the edition. Single n also stands for nn in henar l17,
anar 223, rener 2223, kune 423. Occasionally N (small
capital) represents nn, e.g. reNer 2225, but sometimes only
single n, e.g. nu 2227.
Frequently n is written for n, regularly before -d, e.g.
lenndur 215, Ennda 2322, bonndi 230, but also lidnner l21,
til sinn ll27-28 etc.
pp is represented by a single p in kiper 2818.
rr is sometimes shortened to r, e.g. kyr 1631, kyrer 2116,
fyri 2023.
More frequently rr (r with a dot above) is written for
single r, e.g. hverr (fem.) 1330, favrr 2322, snyrr 2423, vorr
2616, morrgen 1217.
Single long s is once written for ss in misari 228 but
note missari 628 etc. An s is omitted in Ofeigs(on) 2727.
tt is often written for single t, e.g. eptter l17, vænztt
l22, minnttiztt l20, skortta 414, œttla 415.
(ii) Weakening of final consonants in unstressed posi-
tions.
The development k > g can be seen in, e.g. miog 616,
mig 1821, þig 414, sig 1717, Although the forms of the pers.
pron. acc. sing. with g are the commoner, there are some
examples which retain the old k, e.g. mik 731, þik 1928,
so that where the abbreviations mc etc. are found, they
have been expanded mik etc. ek is often written in full,
1119 etc. and the abbreviation ec has always been expanded
in this way. The conjunction ok is written seven times in
full as ok, 221 321 etc. and the symbol that is used elsewhere
has been expanded as ok.
Old at (conjunction and preposition) is always written
ath, except in six instances where it appears as at, five
times the conjunction, 1629 2 224’28 2527 2728 and once the
preposition 2225 (cf. Bandle 171).