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36 Phonology [§ 88

also were short vowels in the final syllables of dissyllabic and polysyllabic words when followed by a single consonant :—

Goth, wait = Gr. oTSo, Skr. váda, I know; waist = Gr. οΐσθα, Skr. váttha, thou knowest; hlaf, / stole = Gr. κέκλοφα.

Goth, akrs, field = Gr. aypás; wulfs = Gr. λύκο;, Skr. vrkas, Lat. lupus, wolf, cp. nom. sing. O.Norse runic inscription HoltingaR; numans from *nomanaz, taken; gen. sing, dagis, from Ma§esa, of a day, cp. O.Bulgarian ðeso = Goth. hjis, whose; af, of, from = Gr. άπο; nom. sing, haírđeís, shepherd, from *\irđíj-az.

Voc. sing. Goth, wulf = Gr. λύκε, Lat. lupe, Skr. vfka; nim, take thou = Gr. ρέμε; nasei, from 'nasiji, save thou; baíriþ, ye bear = Gr. φέρετε ; wait, he knows = Gr. οΤ8ε; láihr, he lent = Gr. λέλοιττε, he has left; fimf, five, cp. Gr.

*aírrt; mik (ace.), me, cp. Gr. έμ,έγε; nom. pi. Goth, gumans from *gomaniz, men = Lat. homines,cp. Gr. S«p.o«s, anvils; nom. pi. gasteis from *3astij-(i)z, guests = Lat. hostēs, from *hostejes, strangers, enemies, cp. Gr. πίλε is from

*πόλί/£5, cities; nom. pi. sunjus, from *suniuz, older

*suneu-es, sons = Skr. sūnávas, cp. Gr. ήδεΐ$ from *ήSέf€s, sweet,

hráin, from *hráini (neut.), clean, pure, cp. Gr. īSpi, skilful; dat. sing, gumin from *gomini = Lat. homini, to a man, cp. Gr. iroi(ieVi, to a shepherd; dat. sing, brōþr from 'brōþri = Lat. frātri, to a brother, cp. Gr. πατρί; baíris = Skr. bhárasi, thou bearest; baíriþ = Skr. bhárati, he bears; baírand=Gr. Dor. φέροκτι, Skr. bháranti, they bear; nom. sing, gasts = O.Norse runic inscription gastiR, guest, Lat. hostis; waírs, from *wirslz (av.), worse, cp. Lat. magls, more,

Nom. ace. neut. Goth, faíhu = Lat. pecu, cattle, cp. Gr. 5στυ, city; filu, much = Gr. πολύ, many; nom. sing, sunus = Skr. Eūnús, son, cp. the endings in Gr. vimis, corpse, Lat. fructus,/n»t.



		36 Phonology [§ 88 also were short vowels in the final syllables of dissyllabic and polysyllabic words when followed by a single consonant :— Goth, wait = Gr. oTSo, Skr. váda, I know; waist = Gr. οΐσθα, Skr. váttha, thou knowest; hlaf, / stole = Gr. κέκλοφα. Goth, akrs, field = Gr. aypás; wulfs = Gr. λύκο;, Skr. vrkas, Lat. lupus, wolf, cp. nom. sing. O.Norse runic inscription HoltingaR; numans from nomanaz, taken;* gen. sing, dagis, from Ma§esa, of a day, cp. O.Bulgarian ðeso = Goth. hjis, whose; af, of, from = Gr. άπο; nom. sing, haírđeís, shepherd, from \irđíj-az. Voc. sing. Goth, wulf = Gr. λύκε, Lat. lupe, Skr. vfka; nim, take thou =* Gr. ρέμε; nasei, from 'nasiji, save thou; baíriþ, ye bear = Gr. φέρετε ; wait, he knows = Gr. οΤ8ε; láihr, he lent = Gr. λέλοιττε, he has left; fimf, five, cp. Gr. aírrt; mik (ace.), me,* cp. Gr. έμ,έγε; nom. pi. Goth, gumans from gomaniz, men =* Lat. homines,cp. Gr. S«p.o«s, anvils; nom. pi. gasteis from 3astij-(i)z, guests* = Lat. hostēs, from hostejes, strangers, enemies,* cp. Gr. πίλε is from πόλί/£5, cities;* nom. pi. sunjus, from suniuz, older suneu-es, sons = Skr. sūnávas, cp. Gr. ήδεΐ$ from ήSέf€s, sweet,* hráin, from hráini (neut.), clean, pure,* cp. Gr. īSpi, skilful; dat. sing, gumin from gomini = Lat. homini, to a man,* cp. Gr. iroi(ieVi, to a shepherd; dat. sing, brōþr from 'brōþri = Lat. frātri, to a brother, cp. Gr. πατρί; baíris = Skr. bhárasi, thou bearest; baíriþ = Skr. bhárati, he bears; baírand=Gr. Dor. φέροκτι, Skr. bháranti, they bear; nom. sing, gasts = O.Norse runic inscription gastiR, guest, Lat. hostis; waírs, from wirslz (av.), worse,* cp. Lat. magls, more, Nom. ace. neut. Goth, faíhu = Lat. pecu, cattle, cp. Gr. 5στυ, city; filu, much = Gr. πολύ, many; nom. sing, sunus = Skr. Eūnús, son, cp. the endings in Gr. vimis, corpse, Lat. fructus,/n»t.