§ 12. ē.
OE. ē representing i mutation of ō, or a lengthened Germ. e, or the K. and A. mutation of ēa, is retained: swetan 1011–stred 813–sced 2211–receles 128.
Notes.–a) On fuþer-fæte 44 418 cf. Spelling p. XVII.
b) onfeahþ 163 is probably a mistake, but it might also be an isolated Northern form (cf. above p. XIX).
§ 13. ī.
10. OE. «fast» ī, viz. the original Germ. ī and the lengthened Germ. i are expressed
α) by i. æthrinan 215;
β) by y: tyd 41, wysa 411, swyrþre 2022.
20. OE. «unfast» ī, viz. the sound resulting from older īe, which regularly alternates with y, is expressed
α) by i: ȝediȝest 223, alisede 415, ætiwdan 2019;
β) by y: alysed 1619, þystru 228;
γ) by u: frunde 24, hure 813, cuse 1613 1615 1616.
Note.–The difficult ȳ vocalism of the numerals from 13 to 19 occurs in seofontyne 62.
§ 14. ō.
OE. ō is regularly preserved: wol-berende 217.
Note.–The e before o in ȝedeon 2222 is an obvious mistake.
§ 15. ū.
OE. ū is preserved: þu 223, mule 43, brucan 425, butu 1224.
§ 16. ȳ.
10. OE. «fast» ȳ representing the i mutation of ū is preserved and is represented
α) by y: fyre 417;
β) by i: driȝ 821, ȝedriȝede 1215, etc., fires 2210;
γ) by u: nosþurlo 1410, nosþrul 1612.
20. For OE. «unfast» ȳ cf. under ī.
