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§§ 154-6] The Semivowels 73

*sōki(j)iđi = Indg, *sāgejeti; and similarly frawardeiþ, he destroys; mikileíþ, he praises; gen. sing, haírdeis from

*_xirđi(j)iz, older -ijes (with pronominal ending (§ 265)); láisareis, teacher; ragineis, counsellor; đáupeins, baptism, from *đaupi(j)iniz, older -ejenis; beside nasjis, nasjiþ, inf. nasjan, to save; stōjis, stōjiþ, inf. stōjan, to judge.

NOTE.—The gen. and dat. sing, of the long and polysyllabic

*jan-stems of nouns and adjectives were remodelled after the analogy of the short stems, as fiskjins, fiskjin (§ 208), wilbjins, wilbjin (§ 238) for 'fiskeins, *fiskein, 'wilþeins, *wilþein, after the analogy of forms like wiljins, wiljin, raiđjins, midjin. See also § 183. On the other hand in the fern, abstract nouns formed from the first class of weak verbs (§ 200), those with short stems were remodelled after the analogy of those with long stems, as naseins for "nasjins after the analogy of forms like đáupeins, láiseins.

§ 154. Final -ī which arose from medial -ij- after the loss of a final vowel or syllable was shortened to i (cp. § 88), as voc. haírđi from *xirđij(i), older -ije; ace. haírdi from

*xirđíj-an. In like manner we should expect the imperative 2 pers. sing, of the first class of weak verbs to end in

*i, as *sōkí, seek thou ; *hazi, praise thou, from *sðkij(i),

*xazij(i), older -eje·, cp. Gr. φ<5β€ΐ from *φ<5βε(/)ί, frighten thou. It is difficult to account for sōkei, hazel unless we may assume either that they were new formations from the 2. pers. sing. pres. indie, of verbs with long closed stem-syllables and of simple trisyllabic verbs or else that forms like voc. ace. sing, haírdi were new formations formed after the analogy of forms like voc. ace. sing, harí (§ 155).

§ 155. When medial -j· came to stand finally after the loss of a final vowel or syllable, it became -i, as voc. sing. hari, from *xarj(i); ace. sing, hari from *xarj-an, army; nom. ace. sing, kuni from *kunj-an, race, generation.

§ 156. In a few words medial -j- (or -jj- the origin of which is uncertain) after short vowels became -ddj- in



		§§ 154-6] The Semivowels 73 sōki(j)iđi = Indg, sāgejeti; and similarly frawardeiþ, he destroys; mikileíþ, he praises; gen. sing, haírdeis from _xirđi(j)iz, older -ijes (with pronominal ending (§ 265)); láisareis, teacher;* ragineis, counsellor; đáupeins, baptism, from đaupi(j)iniz, older -ejenis; beside nasjis, nasjiþ, inf. nasjan, to save;* stōjis, stōjiþ, inf. stōjan, to judge. NOTE.—The gen. and dat. sing, of the long and polysyllabic jan-stems of nouns and adjectives were remodelled after the analogy of the short stems, as fiskjins, fiskjin (§ 208), wilbjins, wilbjin (§ 238) for 'fiskeins, fiskein, 'wilþeins, wilþein, after the analogy of forms like wiljins, wiljin, raiđjins, midjin. See also § 183. On the other hand in the fern, abstract nouns formed from the first class of weak verbs (§ 200), those with short stems were remodelled after the analogy of those with long stems, as naseins for "nasjins after the analogy of forms like đáupeins, láiseins. § 154. Final -ī which arose from medial -ij- after the loss of a final vowel or syllable was shortened to i (cp. § 88), as voc. haírđi from xirđij(i), older -ije; ace. haírdi from xirđíj-an. In like manner we should expect the imperative 2 pers. sing, of the first class of weak verbs to end in i, as sōkí, seek thou ;* hazi, praise thou,* from sðkij(i), xazij(i), older -eje·, cp. Gr. φ<5β€ΐ from φ<5βε(/)ί, frighten thou.* It is difficult to account for sōkei, hazel unless we may assume either that they were new formations from the 2. pers. sing. pres. indie, of verbs with long closed stem-syllables and of simple trisyllabic verbs or else that forms like voc. ace. sing, haírdi were new formations formed after the analogy of forms like voc. ace. sing, harí (§ 155). § 155. When medial -j· came to stand finally after the loss of a final vowel or syllable, it became -i, as voc. sing. hari, from xarj(i); ace. sing, hari from xarj-an, army; nom. ace. sing, kuni from kunj-an, race, generation.* § 156. In a few words medial -j- (or -jj- the origin of which is uncertain) after short vowels became -ddj- in