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GRAMMAR 19<br />
suohhen, OS. sokian, Goth, sokjan, to seek OHG.<br />
; bluoian,<br />
OS. bloian, Goth, "blojan, to bloom, blossom.<br />
U<br />
53. Germanic u remained in OHG. as also in the <strong>ol</strong>dest<br />
periods of the other Germanic languages, as OHG. OS. OE.<br />
hus, house, Goth, hus in gudhus, temple; OHG. OS. OE.<br />
rum, Goth, rums, room ;<br />
OHG. dusunt, OS. thusundig,<br />
OE. Jmsend, Goth. Jmsundi, thousand; OHG. luhhan, OE.<br />
lucan, to lock, Goth, galukan, to shut, close ;<br />
OHG. duhta<br />
( 39), OS. thuhta, OE. Jmhte, Goth. J>uhta,<br />
it seemed, inf.<br />
OHG. dunken, Goth. Jmgkjan.<br />
C. THE DIPHTHONGS OF ACCENTED SYLLABLES<br />
ai<br />
54. Germanic ai (=OS. e, OE. a, Goth, ai)<br />
became<br />
long close e (through the intermediate stage of long open &<br />
often written ae, in the <strong>ol</strong>dest OHG. monuments) before r,<br />
<strong>ol</strong>d h ( 77), and w, as OHG. OS. er, before, Goth, air, soon,<br />
early ;<br />
OHG. mero, OS. mera, OE. mara. Goth, maiza,<br />
greater; OHG. leren, OS. lerian, Goth, laisjan, to teach;<br />
OHG. eht, Goth, dints, possession ; pret. sg. OHG. OS.<br />
leh, OE. lah, Goth, laihr, I lent, OHG. inf. lihan ( 176);<br />
gen. OHG. OS. snewes, OE. snawes, of snow, Goth, snaiws,<br />
snow ;<br />
OHG. sela <strong>ol</strong>der siula, OS. se<strong>ol</strong>a, OE. saw<strong>ol</strong>, Goth,<br />
saiwala, soul; pret. sg. OHG. spec from <strong>ol</strong>der *spew, OE.<br />
spaw, Goth, spaiw, OHG. inf. spiwan ( 176), to spit.<br />
Germanic final ai also became e in OHG., as OHG. OS.<br />
we, OE. wa, Goth, wai, woe/; OHG. de, Goth. ]>ai, they.<br />
In all other cases Germanic ai became ei in OHG., as<br />
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