The present book has been written in the hope that it will serve as an elementary introduction to the larger German works on the subject from which I have appropriated whatever seemed necessary for the purpose.
}, to anoint, {zung[u]n}, tongues = MHG. {haben}, {sch[oe]ne}, {salben}, {zungen}. The {e} in this position was pronounced like the {-e} in NHG. {zunge}, {name}, {friede}, &c.
PHONETIC SURVEY OF THE MHG. VOWEL-SYSTEM.
Sec. 4.
Palatal { Short [a:], [e:], e, i, [o:], [u:]. { Long [ae], [e], [i], [oe], iu (= [u:]).
Guttural { Short a, o, u. { Long [a], [o], [u].
THE OHG. EQUIVALENTS OF THE MHG. VOWELS.
Sec. 5.
The following are the OHG. equivalents of the MHG. short vowels, long vowels and diphthongs of accented syllables:--
1. The short vowels a, [e:], e, i, o, u = the corresponding OHG. short vowels, as {tac}, day, {gast}, guest, {bant}, he bound, {gap}, he gave = OHG. {tag}, {gast}, {bant}, {gab}.
{w[e:]c}, way, {n[e:]men}, to take, {z[e:]hen}, ten = OHG. {w[e:]g}, {n[e:]man}, {z[e:]han}.
{geste}, guests, {lember}, lambs, {vert}, he go
