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§ 171. Germanic þ remained in Gothic, as þagkjan, OE. þencan, OS. thenkian, OHG. đenken, to think; qiþan, O.Icel. kveða, OE. cweþan, OS. queSan, OHG. quedan, Λ> say; ace. áiþ, OE. āþ, OS. ētS, OHG. eiđ, oath ; and similarly þaírh, through ; þaúrnus, thorn; þiuþ, good; brōþar, brother; aírþa, earth; fraþjan, to understand; waírþan, to become ; qaþ, he said; warþ, he became.

đ, đ

§ 172. Germanic đ, which only occurred initially and after n, remained in Gothic (§ 132), as dags, O.Icel. dagr, OE. đæg, OS. dag, OHG. tag, day; Goth. OE. OS. bínđan, OHG. bintan, to bind; and similarly diups, deep ; đriusan, to fall; daúhtar, daughter; dēþs, deed; handus, hand; hund, hundred.

§ 173. đ became đ after voiced consonants, as waúrd, O.Icel. orS, OE. OS. word, OHG. wort, word; halđan, O.Icel. halda, OE. healdan, OS. halđan, OHG. haltan, to hold ; and similarly aids, age, generation ; garđs, house ; gazds, goad; huzd, treasure.

đ became þ after vowels both finally and before final -s ; hence the frequent interchange between đ (written d) and



			*8o Phonology* L§§ ι 70-3** sing, dag, day ; wig, way ; ōg, I fear ; mag, he can, may ; nom. sing, dags, wigs ; manags, much, many ; baurgs, city. DENTALS. t § 17O. Germanic t remained in Gothic, as tuggō, O.Icel. OS. tunga, OE. tuage, OHG. zunga, tongue; itan, O.Icel. eta, OE. OS. etan, OHG. e%%an, to eat; wait, O.Icel. veit, OE. wāt, OS. wet, OHG. wei%, he knows; and similarly tagr, tear; tamjan, to tame; twái, two; watō, water; witan, to know; haírtō, heart; at, at; mat, he measured.

		§ 171. Germanic þ remained in Gothic, as þagkjan, OE. þencan, OS. thenkian, OHG. đenken, to think; qiþan, O.Icel. kveða, OE. cweþan, OS. queSan, OHG. quedan, Λ> say; ace. áiþ, OE. āþ, OS. ētS, OHG. eiđ, oath ; and similarly þaírh, through ; þaúrnus, thorn; þiuþ, good; brōþar, brother; aírþa, earth; fraþjan, to understand; waírþan, to become ; qaþ, he said; warþ, he became. đ, đ § 172. Germanic đ, which only occurred initially and after n, remained in Gothic (§ 132), as dags, O.Icel. dagr, OE. đæg, OS. dag, OHG. tag, day; Goth. OE. OS. bínđan, OHG. bintan, to bind; and similarly diups, deep ; đriusan, to fall; daúhtar, daughter; dēþs, deed; handus, hand; hund, hundred. § 173. đ became đ after voiced consonants, as waúrd, O.Icel. orS, OE. OS. word, OHG. wort, word; halđan, O.Icel. halda, OE. healdan, OS. halđan, OHG. haltan, to hold ; and similarly aids, age, generation ; garđs, house ; gazds, goad; huzd, treasure. đ became þ after vowels both finally and before final -s ; hence the frequent interchange between đ (written d) and