Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 139 pages of information about Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch.

Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 139 pages of information about Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch.

      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
          abark, 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, aydasen, 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 ibing, grith, kist,
          link, lite, titling, wilrone, frequently
          written ybyng, chyngill, gyll, etc
      O.N. i before st > egestning, restit.
        i > [-i] in ithand (ythand), and ei in
          eident.

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