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26 Phonology [§§ 6s-⁶

CHAPTER IV

THE GOTHIC DEVELOPMENT OF
THE GENERAL GERMANIC VOWEL-SYSTEM

A. THE SHORT VOWELS OF ACCENTED SYLLABLES.

§ 65. Germanic a remained unchanged in Gothic, as Goth, dags, OE. dæg, OS. dag, OHG. tag, O.Icel. đagr, day; Goth, gasts, OS. OHG. gast, guest; Goth, fadar, OE. fæder, O.īcel. faeSir, OS. fader, OHG. fater, father; Goth. ahtáu, OS. OHG. ahto, eight; Goth. OE. OS. OHG. faran, O.Icel. fara, to go; Goth. OE. OS. band, OHG. bant, he bound, Goth. inf. bindan (§ 303); Goth. OS. OHG. O.Icel. nam, he took, Goth. inf. niman (§ SOS); Goth. OS. O.Icel. gaf, OHG. gab, he gave, Goth. inf. giban (§ 307).

§ 6β. Germanic e became 1, as Goth, wigs, OE. OS. OHG. weg, O.Icel. vegr, way; Goth, hums, OE. OS. OHG. helm, helm; Goth, swistar, OS. swestar, OHG. swester, sister; Goth, hilpan (§ 303), OE. OS. helpan, OHG helfan, to help; Goth, stilan (§ 806), OE. OS. OHG. stelan, O.Icel. stela, to steal; Goth, itan (§ 308), OE. OS. etan, OHG. e^an, O.Icel. eta, to eat,

NOTE.—The stem-vowel in Goth, waíla (cp. OE. OS. wel, OHG. wela), well; and in Goth, aibþáu (cp. OE. ebba, obþe, OHG. edđo, eđo), or, has not yet been satisfactorily explained, in spite of the explanations suggested by various

scholars.



26 Phonology [§§ 6s-⁶

			CHAPTER IV THE GOTHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENERAL GERMANIC VOWEL-SYSTEM A. THE SHORT VOWELS OF ACCENTED SYLLABLES.

	§ 65. Germanic a remained unchanged in Gothic, as Goth, dags, OE. dæg, OS. dag, OHG. tag, O.Icel. đagr, day; Goth, gasts, OS. OHG. gast, guest; Goth, fadar, OE. fæder, O.īcel. faeSir, OS. fader, OHG. fater, father; Goth. ahtáu, OS. OHG. ahto, eight; Goth. OE. OS. OHG. faran, O.Icel. fara, to go; Goth. OE. OS. band, OHG. bant, he bound, Goth. inf. bindan (§ 303); Goth. OS. OHG. O.Icel. nam, he took, Goth. inf. niman (§ SOS); Goth. OS. O.Icel. gaf, OHG. gab, he gave, Goth. inf. giban (§ 307).

		§ 6β. Germanic e became 1, as Goth, wigs, OE. OS. OHG. weg, O.Icel. vegr, way; Goth, hums, OE. OS. OHG. helm, helm; Goth, swistar, OS. swestar, OHG. swester, sister; Goth, hilpan (§ 303), OE. OS. helpan, OHG helfan, to help; Goth, stilan (§ 806), OE. OS. OHG. stelan, O.Icel. stela, to steal; Goth, itan (§ 308), OE. OS. etan, OHG. e^an, O.Icel. eta, to eat, NOTE.—The stem-vowel in Goth, waíla (cp. OE. OS. wel, OHG. wela), well; and in Goth, aibþáu (cp. OE. ebba, obþe, OHG. edđo, eđo), or, has not yet been satisfactorily explained, in spite of the explanations suggested by various scholars.