§ 5] The Vowels 5 ö is the umlaut of OHG. o, as löcher, holes, mo Me, / might — OHG. lohhir, mohti; götinne, goddess, beside got, God. ü is the umlaut of OHG. u, as dünne, thin, süne, sons, ziige, I might draw = OHG. dunni, suni, zugi. 2. The long vowels ā, ē, ī, ō, ū = the corresponding OHG. long vowels, as sat, seed, slāfen, to sleep, nāmen, we took, dāhte, he thought = OHG. sät, slāfan, nāmum, dāhta. sēle, soul, mere, more, leren, to teach = OHG. sēla, mēro, leren. wīp, wife, sin, his, bī-jen, (o bite — OHG. wīb, sīn, bīzjan. ore, ear, tot, death, kos, 7 chose = OHG. ōra, tōd, kos. bus, house, tūsent, thousand, dūhte, it seemed = OHG. hūs, dūsunt, dūhta. æ is the umlaut of OHG. ā, as lære, empty, næme, thou tookest— OHG. lāri, nāmi. æ is the umlaut of OHG. o, as schcene, beautiful, hceher, higher, hceren, to hear — OHG. scōni, hōhiro, hören from *horjan older *hausjan. iu = (i) OHG. iu (diphthong), as liute, people, kiuset, he chooses = OHG. liuti, kiusit. = (2) the umlaut of OHG. 0, as hiuser, houses, briute, brides = OHG. hūsir, brūti. 3. The diphthongs ei, ou, uo = the corresponding OHG. diphthongs, as bein, bone, leiten, to lead, schreip, / wrote = OHG. bein, leiten, screib. ouge, eye, houbet, head, bouc, / bent— OHG. ouga, houbit, boug. bruoder, brother, stuont, 7 stood, vuor, 7 went = OHG. bruoder, stuont, fuor. ie = (i) OHG. ie (diphthong) older ia, ea, ē (Germanic ē), as hier, here, miete, pay, reward, gienc, 7 went = OHG. hier, mieta, gieng.