1361.J g^l [Semi-vovrel Diphthongi-. 



iei^ (dwarf), i?F(starve), ETh (mvth), ES (horse'), 



EJSh (harsh), i?Jr (Germ. t)urd)). 



b. T'/ic Semi-vowel L and the Fluid Consonants : 

 FL (flow), SL (slow), shl (rashly. Germ. fd)(au),thl (faithless). 

 Zi^(self), //(calf), iyF (delve), ii 2% (health), 



i/>S' (pulse), iyAS'A(Welsh), XX (Germ, jiicld)). 



e. The Semi-vowel M and the Fluid Consonants: 

 fm (deafmute), thm (Northmen), SM (smart), 



shm (hash-meat; Germ. fd)m{eren, Fr. chemin). 

 Jii^ (nymph, Germ. blim|)f), J/7% (warmth), ^I/aS^ (gems), 

 MSh (redemption), mx (Germ. 331iimd)en). 



d. The Semi-vowel N and the Fluid Consonants: 



y'/i (stiffness), thn (uncouthness), SN" (snow), shn (cash-note, 



Germ. (Sconce). 

 nf (manful), Germ, (^^anf), NTJi (month), JVS (chance, sons), 

 I^Sh (mansion, punch), NZh (singe), n/ (Germ. ^3)Zon^). 



e. The Semi-vowel Ny and the Fluid Consonants : 



ngf (wing-footed. Germ. 3uttgfer), NjjTh (length), 



N(/Z (stings), ngsh (slung-shot), ng/ (Germ. £)ingc^en). 



IV. 



Spurious Semi-vowel Diphthongs. 



a. Combinations ending in R: 



br (fibre), tr (mitre), pr (acre), gr (ogre), 



b. Combinations ending in L : 



pi (staple), bl (noble), fl (rifle), tl (title), 



dl (idle), kl (crookle), gl (ogle). 



c. Combinations ending in M: 

 sm (chasm). 



We will collect now those combinations which are initial, final, and 

 medial. 



1. Initial Semi-vowel Diphthongs : 



pr (prow), dr (drew), gr (grow), si (slow), 



br (brow), thr (three), pi (plough), kl (clown), 



fr (free), shr (shrine), bl (blow), gl (glow), 



tr (true), kr (crow), fl (flow), sn (snow). 



2. Final Semi-vowel Diphthongs : 

 a. In simple words or stems : 



rl (snarl), rs (horse). It (salt), nt (flint), 



rm (arm), rsh (harsh). Id (hold), nd (sand). 



