ēa is usually æ, æc 28, hæne 204, særes 216, slæn 165, but e in ȝette 242, ȝettest 184, iȝette 206, hehne 102, ileuen 53, 80, a in bad (influenced by bæd) 239; before two consonants æ, hæfden 87: the i-umlaut is e, bemen 249, dremden 146, heren 13 and its forms, ileueð 53, but æ in hæren 19, 68, ihærde 264, ihærd 156, i in hiren 184, biliueð 91, eo in heoreð 58 (if from hīeran), ileoueð 80, 81. ēo is regularly eo, beon 175 &c., biheold 288, feollen 127, freond 273, leoden 165, þreo 4; the i-umlaut is mostly wanting, deore 68 (4), freonde, dat. 273, neode 171, 212, but (fif)tene 36, 233. OE. sīen is seon 27. ēa after a palatal is seen in ȝer 36, ȝere 44, ȝeuen 76, ȝiuen 73 (4), ȝifuen 72, 76. gīet is ȝet 65.
a + g is aȝ, laȝe 69 (6), ofslaȝen 163, but dæȝen 69, ofslæȝen 138. æ + g is mostly æi, dæie 23, fæire 18 (9), fræinede 265, mæi 73, mæidene 290, sæide 152, uæin 263, but ai in dai 130, fain 286, mai 174, 204, main 290, maide 266, 283, maiden 282, ei in feire 210, feirest 89, seide 240 (3), seið 270, æ in færeste 7, æȝ in dæȝe 193, 194. e + g is generally ei, leide 215, toȝeines 240, þeines 101, weies 202, but awæi 129, bilæde 220: e + h is seen in hæhte 225, hæhten 230: i + g in þrien 284, þreoien 277 (influenced by þrēo): i + h in dihteð 67, dihte 135, isihðe 103: o + g, h in hohfulle 156, dohter 181: u + g, h in duȝeðe 141 (6), fluȝen 129, 130, but floȝen 129, fuhten 127. ā + g is aȝ, aȝene 208, 296, aȝere 201; ā + h is oh, oht 113, ohte 84 (3). ǣ1 + g, h is seen in fæie 127, bitæht 205, bitæhten 284; ǣ2 + g in maies 182; ē + g in beyne 168, twene 168 (with loss of g); ī + g in fridæi 74; ō + g in droȝen 93, inoȝe 134, sloȝen 126, ofsloȝen 119, vnnifoȝe 130; ō + h in biþohte 111, 142, noht 80, rohten, sohten 10, þohten 122, exceptionally afeoh 188. ea + h, ht is seen in æhtene 234, isæh 116, mæhti 65, sæh 23, sæxisce 97, sæxelonde 271, but saxelonde 124, 278, saxisce 114, sexisc 180; the i-umlaut in mihte 46, mihte 58, nihtes 23. eo + h, ht is mostly i, cnihtes 17, fihte 115, 172, rihten 20, but feht 120, 126, sexte 39, fæhte 155, sæxte 63, Peohtes 84, 107. ēa + h, is eh, heh 66, neh 291, æh, hæh 64, 65, hæhliche 16, 190, hæhne 205; ēa + g gives hæȝe 141, 259: the umlaut is wanting in hæhste 62 (3), hærre 13, ihæȝed 153. ēo + g, h is seen in driȝen 25, 196, iuaid 175, ræh 291. ā + w appears in nawiht 104; ī + w in tisdæi 76; ēo + w in acneowe 261, bleowen 249, neowe 28, 106, treowe 28, eouwer 24 (4), eoure 54, æoure 53, eou 26: feorðe 61, 72 is fēorþa.
The prefix æt is at, atstonde 183, atwite 204; on is a in afon 178, afeoh 188, among 146, but imong 157 is gemang. oþ is a in aþet 229: o is levelled to e in whanene 31, whænnenen 27, wunder 213: eo is written for e in cusseoð 277; i for e in cristine 294. The glide e is inserted in æuere 132, nauere 23, læuedi 65, næueden 228; i is prefixed in iliue 22, probably by anticipation of iluued.
w is lost in þong 219, beside þwong 217, 218; for w, u is written in Cantuarieburi 15, l is lost in scat 189. m is doubled in icummen 3, n in hennen 160, iborenne 259, whænnenen 27. n is lost in gome 228, and often in i 137 for in, iþan 126, iþere 72, a 81 for on: in 240 represents inn. f is kept in the combinations fd, fn, hafde 212, læfdi 74, æfne 70, 296, and as a final, hælf 117, initially after a word ending in a voiceless sound, færeð 43, fain 286, feorr 160, folc 36. Otherwise it is u, initially, as classified at 365/3-6, uorð 41, ualde 203, uerden 48, uast 132, uæin 263, ueden 190, uiue 105, uul 276, 277, medially, bilæuen 39, biuoren 95, uuele 280, deluen 221, helue 129; it is written fu in hæfuest 50, bilæfuen 24, ȝifuen 72, 76, leofue 54, 79. But exceptions are numerous, fare 176, færen 45, feole 119, fiue 39, forð 39, fforð 14, fuliwis 225, biforen 17, toforen 144, ifaren 105, vfel 78. of is shortened to o 213. For t, d is written in bed 100, th in bithecheð 276: in bezste 200 (4), z = ts; t is doubled in bett 100, lost in henges 32, 151, Hænges 55; for tt, ht is written in hæhte 59 &c., if it represents hatte. d is lost in lon 64, selcuðe 2, 35, walden 71. For þ, d appears in cudðe 98, dod 86, falled 38, iuald 109, ladlic 294, luted 54, madmes 134, odere 228, 276, swide 120, 236; whar 28 represents hwæðer. sć is regularly sc, scal 38, scenden 192, monscipe 153, bruttisc 281, but særes, schæren 216. The stop c is written k before e, i, also in kærf 217, in other positions c, castel 173, dronc 283; ah 8 (6) is Anglian ah, WS. ac. č is ch, ælchen 78, elchen 21, bitechen 191, drenche 272, muchel 42, richen 154, sechen 49, swulche 23, wulche 53, but alc 51, swulc 218. ic is ich 22, ic 175; cæster, Chastre 226. čč is cch in ræcchen 148; cw is qu, queð 147. Palatal g is written ȝ, ȝare 224, ȝirnde 206, hærȝieð 108: a parasitic ȝ appears in iȝeten 252. g is lost finally in weoli 60, moni 93; it exchanges with w in herberwe 131. čǧ is gg in sugge 52, 167, ligge 174 &c. Initial h is lost in lauerd 49, læuedi 65, loten 37, iloten 252, lust 30, lusten 149, nap 275, ræh 291, and added in hi 36; also medially in hehne 102 (hēanne), whar 61. hw is regularly wh, whæt 27 &c., whar 28, while 237, but wulche 53. In burhȝe 205, burhȝen 251, the scribe wavers between h and ȝ; elsewhere he writes burhe, burȝen, burje, buruwe.
(2) Of O. Oral a is a, ac 8, faren 45; a before nasals is regularly a, fram 203, gan 92, 207, nam 92, wan 183, wane 189, wanene 27, þanne 204, 282, but drong 283, isomned 36; a before lengthening groups is o, among 156, londe 19 (16 times), longe 104, but amang 251, answerede 21, 78, lang 217, þwang 217, 218, onderfang 188: and is and 18, an 133, man, pron., me 276. æ is a, after 186, bar 257, sat 261, 287, spac 195, 262, nas 104, but þes 292. e is normally e, beste 238, Dence 229, selliche 2 (seollich O 14409); before lengthening groups e, ende 109, Englene 262, Englisse 226, felde 203, but Ænglis 34 (comp. 266/15), Œnglisse 281: forbærnan is forbearne 165, bearneþ 108; ærnan, erneþ 108; mengde, meynde 292. i is i, amidde 203, ligge 177, wille 196; before lengthening groups i, children 187, þing 60, but cheldren 159, þenges 35. The present forms of willan have o, wolle 20, wolleþ 87, wolt 184, a French writing for u, but nelle 191: ġift is ȝeftes 88, 133. o is o, bolle 257, dorste 137; before lengthening groups o, borde 215, wolde 19: on is a 117, 261, an 53; þane 74 (7) descends from LWS. þane. u is regularly o, borh 191 (4), come 137 (3), drongken 251, foliwis 225, gomes 2, loue 69, þos 183, wonie 173, but þus 48, 77, vp 38; before lengthening groups it is u, funde 298, grunde 109, hundred 5, 233, but mornede 293, wonder 35. y is u, Bruttesse 225, cunne 181, custe, clupte 289, dude 117, fulþ 276, lust 269, nuste 264, vuele 21; for u, o is written in come 118, comes 263, mochel 123 (6), soche 23, 291, woche 53 (hwylc), and before a lengthening group, goldene 257; but y is i in win 63, winne 188, kinelonde 192, and as usual in king 50, and e in dedest 162, wercheþ 68.
ā is regularly o, brod 218, ihote 34, 67, non 258, no 23, 204, (nā), on 59 &c., but a 60, 63, an 64, 65; before two consonants o, loþlich 294, one 214 (ānne), but ane 217, 223, 257, nanne 191, hatte 32 (8), haxede 265: þā is þe 7 &c., þās, þeos 18, 69, 215; þām, þan 1 &c.; hwām, wan 38. ǣ1 is e, bilefue 24, 46, erest 262, heþene 8 (3), sprede 210, but bitak 173, bitake 191, bitakest 205 (confusion with tacan), deal 220, heaþene 295, leore 150, rounded before r, stonene 222 (*stānen); before two consonants e, arerde 223, ech 185, euere 7, wendesdei 72, but leafdi 65, ladde 259, wraþþe 150. ǣ2 is e, dedes 87, onimete 254, sete 250, þere 44, 48, weren 2 (10), but ea in beade 298, reade 110, 171, 298, a in þar 119, þarin 283, þaron 5, þare 37 (4), ware 176, 210, eo in beore 93, eoten 251 (elsewhere ge-eten, pp., is represented by iheote O 6691, iȝeote O 14952); before two consonants it is a in þarfore 48, 86, adradde O 7575, ea in sealþe O 25574, and e in wepne O 14838. ē is e, cweme 184, seche 41, wene 175; before two consonants, cwemde 139, grette 18, 144, lette 221 (4), OE. lēt: aȝen 131, toȝenes 240 represent ongēn, togēnes; gē, pron., is ȝeo, 27, 53, 79; doþ 292, pr. s., has o from plural. ī is i, bliþe 24, swiþe 2, 51, wif 178 &c., written always ii in hii 8 (20), and y in tydinge 1 (3); but bloþeliche 282 (blȳþe), heredmen 67 (? influenced by heord); before two consonants i, fifþe 62, wisne 214, but womman 299. ō is o, com 1, soþ 50; before two consonants, most 110, moste 46. ū is ou, French writing for u, aboute 220, couþe 214, nou 48, þou 20, but u in dun 246, vre 35, 64, vs 20, 45, and o in bote 177, 218. ȳ is regularly u, biclused 177, cuðen 269, hude 202, lutel 206, prude 254, scrude 190: þȳ is þe 8, 184.
ea before r + cons. is regularly a, harm 8, iȝarked 238, ȝarue 224. The i-umlaut is represented by deorne 148, which points to Anglian e. ea before l + cons. is regularly a, al 22 &c., falleþ 38, halt 275, halle 99, half 117, salt 189, wal 222; before lengthening groups o, anwolde 83, atholde 20, 83, biholde 209, 223, holde 143, 150: the i-umlaut is seen in elder 29, heoldre 187, falleþ 109 (Ang. fællan). eo before r + cons. is eo in heorte 288, e in hercne 147, werpeð 37, o in for 203; before a lengthening group eo in ȝeorne 288: words of the wur group have o, worsipe 26, 68, worþliche 190, iworþe 91; the i-umlaut is o, forst 26, ȝornde 206: wyr is represented in worse 291, 292. eo before l + cons. is eo in seolue 113, seolf 209. The u-umlaut of a is wanting in care 123, 176. eo, u- and å-umlaut of i, gives cleopede 230, soueþe 64, and analogically ileued 22, but heora is hire 69 &c. ea after palatals is a, sal 89, e, ȝef 133 (3), before nasal, a, same 86. ie after g is e, biȝete 172, ȝeue 88, ȝefue 69, ȝef 201. ȝef, conj., is ȝif 20. eo after g is o, ȝonge 159, 187; after sc, o, solde 45, 178. eom is ham 24, 175, nam 176; heom, heom 69 (4).
ēa is divided between ea, dead 175, deaþe 46, slean 165, and e, bileue 53, 79, gret 63, lefue 92, lesing 50: the i-umlaut is represented by bilefeþ 53, ihure 149; before two consonants by ihord 50 (4). ēo is regularly eo, beo 27 &c., deor 43; before two consonants, biheold 246, 288, freond 273, 274; but biful 122, 140, ful 45: bitwine 167 descends from betwinum: deore 88, 236, freond, dat., 273, neod 38, 171 are without umlaut. OE. gīet is ȝet 65. ēa after g is e, ȝer 36, ȝere 44.
a + g is aȝ, daȝes 69, ofslaȝe 138 (ofslagen), and aw, lawe 285. æ + g is mostly ai, dai 23, faire 18 (7), mai 173, saiþ 273, saide 51 (5), or ay, mayde 282, moneday 70, but ei in seide 19, 240, seiþ 270, tisdei 70, wendesdei 72. æ + h occurs in iveiþed 175. e + g is ei, leide 220, oþerweies 122, or ey, awey 129, but ai in laide 215. e + h occurs in hehte 162, 225; i + h in sihte 103; o + h in dohter 181; u + g in floȝe 129. ā + g is ow, owe 201, owene 208. ā + h is seen in ohte 84; ǣ1 + h in bitahte 284; ī + g in friday 74; ō + g in sloȝen 126, ofsloȝen 119; ō + h in iþohten 122, noht 41, 218. ea + h is eh, seh 23; the i-umlaut of ea + ht is i, mihte 210, mihti 60, 65. eo + ht is i, cnihtes 5, fihte 126, rihte 20, sixte 63, but Peutes 84, 107; the i-umlaut is represented by nihte 23. ēa + g occurs in hehȝe 259; ēa + h in heh 64, neh 291: the i-umlaut in hehest 62. ēo + w is ou, ȝoure 53 &c., ȝou 24, 88, ou 83, but cnouwe 261.
e is added in here 7, ofte 86. on is reduced to an 53, a 117, and in the prefix of aboute 220, amidde 203; o becomes e in forte 229. For u, o occurs in onderfang 188, onimete 254. The suffix -ung is ing in rouning 143, tydinge 147.