words in Shetl., e.g.: “bø̄r” (bore, the past t. of to bear), “bø̄rd” (board in a boat). On the other hand, to møv or mȯv (move).
Long and short vowel-sounds (ō, ȯ) alternate in, e.g.: to dōvən and to dȯfən [dofna]. gōsən and gōzən [gosinn]. klōv(i) and klȯva [klȯfi].
a has found its way in, e.g.: gagəl [gogli], gagl. katameᶅ·a (skäƫ·ɩmeliskrū·a) [skotta millum skrúfa]. — ā in bā [boði], ba1.
8. O.N. “ó” — Shetl. a) ū, occas. ø̄, exceptionally ō; b) more rarely short vowel: u, o (ȯ), ɔ, ø. Examples:
a) gūən [*góðan or *góðing]. hūb [hóp]. to klūr [klóra]. mūd (mōd) [mót], mud2. slū [slóð], slu1. ᶊūr- [sjóvar], sjurmol. stūr [stórr]. krø̄ [Icel. kró] krø2. to rø̄s [hrósa]. — u and ø̄ alternate in, e.g.: mū or mø̄ = mu1 and mø1, sbs. mūd and mø̄d [móðr], mud1, mød, mø. ū·rū· or ū·rø̄(d)· [úró], uru. — b) groma, grȯma [gróma?]. hulsund [*hólmsund], hulmsund. rɔvək [rófa], rovek2. skogin [skóinn]. *spoŋna [spónninn] (see Fragments of Norn, conversation), tovi [þófi], *tovi-rovin, *tuvi-rovin.
bøl [ból], in place-names, on the other hand: būl. — u and o alternate in lū·mōl· and lomōl· [*hljóðmál].
9. O.N. “u” — Shetl. u, o, ȯ (ȯ is also the Shetl. pronunciation of short Eng. u). Examples:
bo‘ŋki [No. bunka], bunki1. borəl [*burl]. bȯmi [No. bumba], bommi, etc. -bȯrd (fərəbȯrd, fɔgbȯrd). bulin (bolin) [bulungr (and bolungr)], bolin(g), bolek. bu‘lk [No. bulk]. bus [*bus]. -dudlin and dodlək [*dulla], dollek2. -flȯga (and -flog) [fluga], floga2. golataŋ [*gulaþang]. go‘lsa [gulusótt], gulsa. krȯb, krȯbək [krubba], krobb, krobbek. krugi and krȯg [No. krugg], krugi1, krogg. mo‘rt [murtr], murt. mosk [*musk], musk and musker1. to mȯn [muna]. mȯst [No. must]. ȯrdəl- [hurðar-], ordel-tree, pjusk and pjosk [*pusk]. rus [*rus]. rosk [*rusk], rusk1. skȯrm (skȯrəm, skȯrȯm). sȯg(a) [*sugga], sogga. sund [sund], sund1; (u in sund is prob. due to Scottish infl.: Sc. soond; cf. -sȯᶇd as a place-name, § 19). toŋ·gəfäᶅ· [*tungufall], tungefall. to‘rkəsȯt [*þurkasótt], turkesott.
10. O.N. “ú” — Shetl. a) ū; b) u, occas.: o, ȯ, ø. Examples:
a) bū- [bú], bu2. to kūr. pjū [*pú]. rūg [hrúga]. skrū [skrúf]. skūr [skúr], skur1. tūg (tūəg) [þúfa]. tūn [tún]; on the other hand comm.: tunwəl(s), tunməl(s) [túnvǫllr]. — b) grøt [Icel. grútr], grøt2. hukəti [húkótti] (see IV, § 27). kupa [kúpa]. kupi, kopi, kobi, kȯbi [kúpa], kupi. mul, mol, mäl [múli], mul1. puki [púki], puki1.
Long and short vowel-sounds alternate in, e.g.: hūn and hun [*húnn]. To this rule belong perhaps stjūgi and stuki, stogi [stúka?], stuki.
11. O.N. “y” — Shetl. a) ɩ (e), ə, ȯ, ø; b) ø̄. Examples:
a) bɛrꬶɩ‘l·tək [No. berggylta]. bər, bȯr [byrr], bir, birr. bɩg [bygð], bigg2, bɩgin, occas. bøgin [*bygging], biggin2. bɩrdək [byrðr]. bɩrək, berək, bjerək [*byrjan or *byrjing], birek, birrek. dȯn [dynr], don2, dȯs [dys]. fərə [fyrir], *fire, prep. glɩg, gleg [glygg(r), gligg1. kȯr(l) [kyrr], korr1. to ᶄø‘rk (ᶄȯ‘rk) [kyrkja]. løna-break. mə‘rk [myrkr, Sc. mirk], nɩdərd, nedərd [*nytróttr], nidderd. pøti,
