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yo Phonology [§§ 147-9

direction, cp. Goth, siggwan (regular form), beside OE. OS. OHG. singan, to sing; Goth, sigqan, beside OE. sincan, OHG. sinkan, to sink.

§ 147. Initial and medial sr became str, as OE. stream, O.Icel. straumr, OS. OHG. strōm, stream, cp. Skr. srávatí, it flows; pi. OE. ēastron, OHG. ōstarūn, Easter, cp. Skr. usrá, dawn; Goth, swistar, OE. sweostor, OHG. swester, sister, with t from the weak stem-form, as in the locative singular Goth, swistr = prim. Germanic *swesri = Skr. dat. svásrē.

§ 148. The remaining Indg. consonants suffered no further material changes which need be mentioned here. Summing up the results of §§ 128-47, we arrive at the following system of consonants for the close of the prim. Germanic period :—

INTER- PALATAL AND
LABIAL. DENTAL. DENTAL. GUTTURAL.

Explosives j^voj^celess Ρ * ^kI voiced b d g

Spirants I^v°í^celf^ss ' > ^s X
I voiced D α z 5

Nasals m η rj
Liquids I, r
Semivowels w j (palatal)
To these must be added the aspirate h.

CHAPTER IX

THE GOTHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE
GENERAL GERMANIC CONSONANT-SYSTEM

THE SEMIVOWELS.

§ 149. Germanic w remained initially before vowels and also initially before and after consonants except in the combinations kw (§ ie3) and xw (§ 165), as wigs, O.Icel. vegr, OE. OS. OHG. weg, way; wulfs, OE. OS. wulf,



		yo Phonology [§§ 147-9 direction, cp. Goth, siggwan (regular form), beside OE. OS. OHG. singan, to sing; Goth, sigqan, beside OE. sincan, OHG. sinkan, to sink. § 147. Initial and medial sr became str, as OE. stream, O.Icel. straumr, OS. OHG. strōm, stream, cp. Skr. srávatí, it flows; pi. OE. ēastron, OHG. ōstarūn, Easter, cp. Skr. usrá, dawn; Goth, swistar, OE. sweostor, OHG. swester, sister, with t from the weak stem-form, as in the locative singular Goth, swistr = prim. Germanic swesri = Skr. dat. svásrē. § 148. The remaining Indg. consonants suffered no further material changes which need be mentioned here. Summing up the results of §§ 128-47, we arrive at the following system of consonants for the close of the prim. Germanic period :— INTER- PALATAL AND LABIAL. DENTAL. DENTAL. GUTTURAL. Explosives* j^voj^celess Ρ * ^kI voiced b d g *Spirants* I^v°í^celf^ss ' > ^s X I voiced D α z 5 Nasals m η rj Liquids I, r Semivowels w j (palatal) To these must be added the aspirate h. CHAPTER IX THE GOTHIC DEVELOPMENT OF THE GENERAL GERMANIC CONSONANT-SYSTEM THE SEMIVOWELS. § 149. Germanic w remained initially before vowels and also initially before and after consonants except in the combinations kw (§ ie3) and xw (§ 165), as wigs, O.Icel. vegr, OE. OS. OHG. weg, way; wulfs, OE. OS. wulf,