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76 Phonology [§§ 160-1

a short vowel (§ 88). The West Germanic languages generated a new vowel before the vocalic liquids and nasals which then became consonantal again, as Goth. nom. ftigls, ace. fugl, OE. fugol, OS. fugal, OHG. fogal, from

*fu5laz, 'fuglan, bird; Goth, ibns, ibn, OE. efen, OS. eban, OHG. eban, from *ebnaz, *et5nan, eve»; Goth, akrs, akr, OE. æcer, OS. akkar, OHG. acchar, from

*akraz, *akran, field; and similarly Goth, tagl, hair; hunsl, sacrifice; sitls, seat; máiþms, ace. máiþm, treasure; bagms, tree; razn, house; táikns, token; láugnjan, to deny; tagr, tear; ligrs, bed; timrjan, timbrjan, to build; timrja, carpenter,

LABIALS.

§ ΙβΟ. Germanic ρ and f remained in Gothic, as páida, OE. pad, OS. pēda, coat; Goth. O.Icel. OE. OS. pund, OHG. pfunt, pound; slēpan, OE. sláēpan, OS. slāpan, OHG. slāfan, to sleep; diupfe, O.Icel. djūpr, OE. dēop, OS. diop, OHG. tiof, deep; and similarly plinsjan, to dance; hilpan, to help; skapjan, to create; skip, ship.

NOTE.—Initial ρ does not occur in Gothic in pure Germanic words.

Goth, fadar, O.Icel. faSir, OE. fæder, OS. fadar, OHG. fater, father; Goth. OHG. fimf, OE. OS. fīf, five; and similarly faran, to go; fulls, full; hlifan, to steal; ufar, over; wulfs, wolf.

b, b.

§ 161. Germanic b, which only occurred initially and after m, remained in Gothic (§ 132), as baíran, O.Icel. bera, OE. OS. OHG. beran, to bear; dumbs, O.Icel. đumbr, OE. dumb, OHG, tumb, dumb; and similarly badi, bed; barn, child; bindan, to bind; brōþar, brother; wamba, womb; lamb, lamb.



		76 Phonology [§§ 160-1 a short vowel (§ 88). The West Germanic languages generated a new vowel before the vocalic liquids and nasals which then became consonantal again, as Goth. nom. ftigls, ace. fugl, OE. fugol, OS. fugal, OHG. fogal, from fu5laz, 'fuglan, bird;* Goth, ibns, ibn, OE. efen, OS. eban, OHG. eban, from ebnaz, et5nan, eve»; Goth, akrs, akr, OE. æcer, OS. akkar, OHG. acchar, from akraz, akran, field; and similarly Goth, tagl, hair; hunsl, sacrifice; sitls, seat; máiþms, ace. máiþm, treasure; bagms, tree; razn, house; táikns, token; láugnjan, to deny; tagr, tear; ligrs, bed; timrjan, timbrjan, to build; timrja, carpenter, LABIALS. § ΙβΟ. Germanic ρ and f remained in Gothic, as páida, OE. pad, OS. pēda, coat; Goth. O.Icel. OE. OS. pund, OHG. pfunt, pound; slēpan, OE. sláēpan, OS. slāpan, OHG. slāfan, to sleep; diupfe, O.Icel. djūpr, OE. dēop, OS. diop, OHG. tiof, deep; and similarly plinsjan, to dance; hilpan, to help; skapjan, to create; skip, ship. NOTE.—Initial ρ does not occur in Gothic in pure Germanic words. Goth, fadar, O.Icel. faSir, OE. fæder, OS. fadar, OHG. fater, father; Goth. OHG. fimf, OE. OS. fīf, five; and similarly faran, to go; fulls, full; hlifan, to steal; ufar, over; wulfs, wolf. b, b. § 161. Germanic b, which only occurred initially and after m, remained in Gothic (§ 132), as baíran, O.Icel. bera, OE. OS. OHG. beran, to bear; dumbs, O.Icel. đumbr, OE. dumb, OHG, tumb, dumb; and similarly badi, bed; barn, child; bindan, to bind; brōþar, brother; wamba, womb; lamb, lamb.