L remained: colōrem ＞ colọr, male ＞ mal, ✱volēre (= velle) ＞ volẹr. Before final s, l became u in most dialects, in some as early as the 10th century: malos ＞ maus, talis ＞ taus; l was written, however, long after l had been vocalized. Under the influence of forms in which -ls ＞ -us, final l became u in the southwest and in some other regions: Aprīlem ＞ abriu. Cf. § [74], (2). Au ＜ -al is common in William of Poitiers.
1. For Gascon l ＞ r, see § [10].
2. Orifan, beside olifan ＜ elephantem, is probably French.
L´ will be considered, as ly, under Groups, § [73], Ly.
M remained: amāre ＞ amar, hŏmo ＞ om, timōrem ＞ temọr.
1. Occasionally -am rhymes with -an (afan: fam, portam: avan); this seems to show an indistinct pronunciation of the final nasal in some dialects. Cf. aven = avem ＜ habēmu(s) in the Nobla Leyczon. Cf. § [167], 2.
N remained: bŏnas ＞ bonas, donāre ＞ donar, lūna ＞ lüna. For n final or contiguous to final s, see § [63], (5): fīnis ＞ fis fins, panem ＞ pa pan.
1. In canorgue, dimergue, morgue, etc., beside canonge, dimenge, monge, etc., the r may be explained partly by dissimilation, partly by the analogy of clergue and of words with double forms (§ [87]).
2. Menhs meins, beside regular mens ＜ mĭnus, show the influence of the alternative forms genhs geins and gens from ingĕnium (see § [73], Ny).