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MR HENRY BELLYSE BAILDON ON 



§ 34. 2. Before n and n + cons. rimes with 



a) OE. or ON. e. 



end : wend : kend : spend, 75, 44. etc., strenth : 



lenth, 377, 65. 

 henis : menis, 171, 284. schrenkit : blenkit. 136, 



28. 

 went : bent : schent, 107, 145. 

 hen : pen : men, 171, 284. 

 h) OE. e shortened, 

 ken : ten, 75, 10. 

 den : ten : 36, 66. 

 ten : fen, 166, 220. 

 „ : men, 165, 218. 



c) OE. eo. 



? gend (5eond) : kend : end : wend, 70, 1. 



d) OF. o/Lat. e. 

 defend : end, 75, 43. 



pen : den, 36, 69. men : pen, 165, 218. 171, 282. 

 fen, 166, 221. 



§35. Before other consonants, rimes with 



a) itself. 



webbis : ebbis, 135, 16. derne, terne, 369, 7. 



bellis : dwellis, 89, 44. 196, 127. 



gekkis : neckis, 128, 17. dwell : well, 70, 8. 



sell, dwell, 352, 25. „ : hell, 386, 4. and 



many such and all words in -nes. 

 fed : bed : wed, 77, 13. 



rest : nest : 86, 42. best : rest : 113, 2. 235, 10. 

 mirthfullest : nest : rest, 101,3. nett : gett, 257, 17. 



sett: forget, 357, 63. 



b) with OE- u dialectically e. 

 ferry : Canterberry, 241, 38. 



c) OE. y or i. 



bred : fed : gled, 177, 365. dwell : kell (NE. kiln), 

 70, 4. dwell : well : kell (OE. cyln), 70. 2. 



sped : bled : gled, 224, 78. sark : clerk, 176, 351, 

 315, 19. 



clerk : merk (NE. darkness), 176, 349. 315, 19. 



rest : list, 326, 1. 



d) with OE. eo and ON. ja. 



hell : befell, 138, 106. dwell : fell, 42, 50. 43, 64. 



fell (ON. fjall), 70, 2. 

 tell : fell, 356, 37. fell : well, 372, 5. 



e) OF. and Lat. e. 



bellis : excellis, 89, 45. dwell : Gabriell, 43, 74. 

 dwellis : ,, , 89, 45, etc. 



,, : mellis, 208, 6. and many more. 

 dress : heaviness, etc., Ill, 226. 

 distress : merriness, 41, 5. 196, 50. 

 incres : lustiness, 345, 40. 

 drest : rest : nest, 86, 42. 



„ : west : 136, 37. 

 weir (NE. war) : beir (v), 13S, 96. forsweir, 138, 



90. 



defend : kend, 75, 43. and 317, 42. 

 amend : send, 139, 40. and 317, 44. 

 ,, : wend, 317, 44. 

 : spend, 317, 43. 

 wrennis : pennis, 98, 121. 

 schent : went : instrument : omnipotent : bent, 



107, 145. 

 bendit : descendit, 150, 6. 

 blent (blinded) : omnipotent, 294, 75. 

 ,, (blended) : hardiment, 135, 19. 

 content : went, 130, 57. 

 ,, : schent, 334, 8, 

 „ : lent, 334, 28, and many more. 



e) OE. ae 



ken : quhen, 75, 10. 

 men : ,, , 75, 7. 



f) OE. a. 



wrennis : crennis (OE. cran, NE. crane), 98, 113. 



molest : rest : nest, 86, 42. 



revest : rest : mirthfullest : ness : 86, 42. 



best : test : 147, 7. and many more. 



nett : gett : dett, 257, 16. 



sett : pet : 179, 375. 



nek : effek, 82, 32, and suspect, correct, etc. 



derne : superne, etc., numerous similar words, 369, 3. 



tern : „ „ „ „ 369,7. 



f) OF. a. 



purchass : largeness, etc., 349, 82. 

 dwellis : bellis : kellis (Fr. cale = head-dress), 

 89, 42. 



g) OE. ea. 



clarkis : sparkis, 315, 18. 102, 21. 

 h) OE. awe, contracted to a before rk. 



clarkis : larkis, 102, 25. 

 i) ON. o. 



clarkis : barkis, 102, 27. 

 k) ON. a. 



rest : kest, 378, 108 

 1) OE. ea. 



mercyless : gentilnes, 117, 1. 

 m) OE. ae. 



best : lest, 336, 13, and 28. 



bedding : spredding, 175, 334. 

 n) OE. ae. 



neck : blek : fek : sek, 315, 82. 

 „ 82,34. 



sted :hed, 126, 11. 



feddir : eddir, 283, 8. 

 o) ON. ja, e. 



well : fell (mountain), 70, 2. 



§ 36. The short vowel e in closed syllables exhibits little or no change, and when it 

 rimes with an originally long vowel, it points to a shortening of the long vowel, as in the 

 termination -less, and not to a lengthening of the short one. Peculiar to the North of 



