ABBREVIATIONS, ETC.
abl.
·» ablative
mid.
Alt.
= Attic
NE.
Dor.
*= Doric
NHG.
Er.gl.
= English
OE.
Germ.
= Germanic
O.Fris.
Gr.
·= Greek
OHG.
Horn,
*= Homer
O.Icel.
Indg.
·= Indo-Germanic
O.Ir.
instr.
= instrumental
OS.
Ion.
= Ionic
orig.
Lat,
«= Latin
Prim.
Lith.
= Lithuanian
rt.
loc.
»= locative
Skr.
MHG.
·= Middle High Ger-
sv.

man Ί wv.
• middle
• New English
' New High German
• Old English
• Old Frisian
• Old High German
= Old Icelandic
• Old Irish
« Old Saxon
« original(ly)
= Primitive
= root
• Sanskrit
» strong verb
• weak verb
The asterisk * prefixed to a word denotes a theoretical form, as Goth, dags, day, from Prim. Germanic *đagaz.
The colon (:) used on pp. 46-9 and elsewhere means stands in ablaut relation to.
On the letters þ, đ, g, t>, χ see § 126 note 3.
The dagger t before a section number indicates that further information will be found in the Appendix.