Scandinavian influence on Southern Lowland Scotch by George Tobias Flom
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_s_. See Lindelöf above.
12. W.S. _ð_ frequently appears as _d_ in the North; the reverse also occurs. See Bouterwek CXLII-CXLV. In a few cases _ð_ > _t_. 13. _C_ before _t_ where W. S. regularly has _h_. See Bouterwek. 14. Metathesis of _r_ less extensive than in W. S. 15. Preceding _g_, _c_, _sc_ did not cause diphthongation in Nhb. as often as in W. S. 16. Generally speaking, less extensive palatalization in Nhb. than in W. S. 17. Dropping of final _n_ in infinitives in Northumbrian. 10. REMARKS. METATHESIS OF _R_. The above characteristics of O. Nhb. will not only explain a great many later Scotch forms, but also show that a number of words which have been considered loanwords are genuine English. Sco. _daw_, "day," need not necessarily be traced to O.N. _dagr_. The W.S. _dæg_ gave Eng. _day_. _Dæg_ is also the Northern form. _Daw_ may of course be due to _a_ in the oblique cases, but according to 2 _dag_ may have appeared in the nominative case early in the North. This would develop to _daw_. Sco. _daw_, verb, "to dawn," is easily explained. W.S. _dagian_ > _dawn_ regularly, Nhb. _dagia_ (see 17 above) > _daw_. The O.N. _daga_, "to dawn," is then out of the |
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