compds., such as a) *hag·mɛt· (on the other hand: hɔgstane = hogsten, in Wh.); b) hagəri = hagri1. On the other hand: hōga, hogən. bȯᶇ·hō·ga. hōgalɩf (-lif, -lɩv). hāg = hag2, and hōgər [hagr]. to knāb and to knōb, māgər [magr], but: come to mōgərdɔm. slag and slog (slȯg) [*slagi], slag5, slagg. slāg and slōg = slag2 and slog1. stāri (Fo.), but: lɔŋ·gastō·ri (Wh.). ū·māg· and (j)ū·mōg· [úmagi].
o, ɔ, ō are preserved in, e.g.: a) mogi [magi]. ogə-, ɔkrə- [akr] in words such as ogedu and okrebung. vɔkər [vakr]. b) de fōgri [hinn fagri]. to kōg [kaga], kog1. to ōg [aka]. skōrd [skarð], skord1. Now only appearing in place-names: a) Gōrd [garðr], name of a house in Conningsburgh. “Meᶅa Gōrda” (see *gord). b) Vōrd [varða, varði], generally with the def. art.: de V. (see *vord).
More rarely ē, æ replace an original a (esp. before r), e.g.: to erg or ɛrg [arga]. ērskäi [*arðskíð]. gērbək, gærbək alongside of garbək [*garðbalkr], and gæ‘rstɩ alongside of gɔ‘rstɩ [garðstaðr or -stœði]. Further: to *bē [baða]. nægistɩk [hnakkastykki].
2. To O.N. “á” correspond in Shetl.: a) ō (wō), ū, (more rarely) ɔu; b) o, wȯ, ȯ, ɔ (å) (rarely) u. Examples:
a) bōl (bɔul) [bál], bol1, boul. dōma and dūma [dámr]. hō [háfr]. hōrin, wōrin (for *hwōrin). ūri̇̄ən [*háringr for *hæringr]. kūm [*kám]. to lōd [láta], skōri [skári], skori1. to sō [sá]. sōd [sát]. to spō [spá]. tədbɔu(s) [*tíðbrá], *tidbous. vō [vágr], å̄ appears very rarely, as in gå̄fa [gáfa]. b) blostər, blɔustər [blástr], bɔrək, bårək [bára]. grɔtsi [*grátsi]. hɔvi [háfr]. (h)wȯ‘lsbane [hálsbein], hwolsben. smut (smot) [smátt], smutt, adj. spjå‘lk, spjɔ‘lk [spjálk from spjalk]. -tåt (häᶅ·tåt·) [þáttr], halltott. wȯ‘lki (wȯ‘lkək, wȯlək). To these may be added the place-name Hofəl, Hufəl (names of various hills) = *Háfjall.
Long and short vowels alternate in, e.g.: gōdək and gȯdək [gáta]. lōdigrōd (-grȯt, -grȯd) [*látugrátr]. ōrli and wȯrli [*árhlið]. ū·rām· and hor(ə)m (hurəm) [*hárhamr], uram.
Various examples of a change á > wo appear in the Foula ballad, e.g. in verse 4: “sadnast wo” [sannast á]; v. 6: “twor” [tár]; v. 33: “fwo” [fá]. See prec. (2 a) wōrin.
3. To O.N. “e” correspond in Shetl.: a) ɛ, æ, (occas.) e; b) ē. Examples:
a) (e), ɛ, æ (æ commonly before r): bɛk [bekkr], bekk1. brɛna [brenna]. bærəl [berill], berel. bærg [berg], berg; (unstressed in bɛrdus·, bɛrfäᶅ· = ber(g)dus, bergfall). dɛs [des]. to ɛg [eggja], egg, ägg. to fret [freta]. færd, færdək [ferð], ferd1. hækəl [*hekl], †hekl2, hekkel, vb. klɛts (klæts) [klettr], klett1. mel- [mel-] (e is unchanged in this case because the main stress prob. has been laid on the foll. part of compd.). mæ‘rki [merki], merki2. nev and nɛv [hnefi], nev2. rækstər [rekstr], rekster1. skɛkəl (skækəl) [*skekill]. to slɛp, slæp [sleppa], slepp. stæ‘rti [stertr], sterti. to æ‘lt [elta], elt1. b) ēvalous [efalauss]. hēgri [hegri], hegri1. lēga [lega]. rēg [rek], reg2, and to rēg [reka].
Alternation between short and long vowel is found in words, such as: færdimɛt and fērdimɛt [*ferðarmatr], flɛs and flēs [fles],
