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13 . Again aft to 37 .in the case of a particle #< SK. #T.(11. 24a etc. See Index ). . . . . . . .
. .. (c) Similarly the shortening of fem: ending, i to is imore normal while s-ending is preserved but is pronounced as short .::.. ..
TETTE< sk. rent (I. la. ); HİST ( II. 33a.) niata < ski Hotel.cf: Mg. HIFT : (I. 1la.). faciefor <.sk. facteunt ( I. 16.) arla <sk. . Cf. Mg.ara (II 9a. ) etc.
The cases where the written 'final is metrically pronounced as (short) in fem. ending.
what (II. 6a. ) (II, 78.); qara ett (II. 5a.); for (II. 22a.); facilitat (II. 26b.), fac faunt ( II. 28a. ). ct ( II. 34a. ) atasi - Trast! (11. 452.) etc. . . .
. . . . . . .. (iv) Hesitation between 5 and 37. The hesitation as has been pointed out in the cases of metrical rhyming for which the illustrations have been cited. But the same can be otherwise pointed out.
(1) Particles : 37 ( I. 38b. II. 34b; - 48b; 79b.) along with 'FET ( I: 8a; 18b;, 37b.; II. 56b.) ; (2) Imprt. 2nd pers. sg. H ( 11. 81b; I 516.); for ( II. 42a ); gait ( II. 23b.; I. 9b; 29b, ); TTT (I 31a; II. 77a.) TT (II. 97a.) etc.
(V) Hesitation between 5 ( short ) and Himg, -715T (II. 60a.) against the ( II 28a. ) M ( II. 2&a; 75a. ) etc. .
Moreover the tendency of eliding final consecutive vowels is also in evidence as against also the tendency of strengthening the final vowel to stop the elision taking all at once e. g. in Present. 3rd per. pl; and loc. sg.; and inst. sg. .e. g. peface ( II. 69a. ) FEFE (II. 9a. ). atfeste (II. 69a. ); qfire ( II. 69.) le ( I. 3b. ); file ('I. 76.) Affe (I 9 a.)
The spelling of 3tama, TETE (II. 13a.) widte, aldte (I. 24a )e.. fericite ( II. 14a ) etc. has f ( long ) but is prounounced short; it is due to the influence of the following 4. Such uncertain method of spelling only points out that the spellings were all in a hesitational stage and followed the metrical exigency, a dialectal pronunciation or a scribal vagary.
[B] In the body of a word : I quote some words where the internal vowel structure is either changed or disturbed, without discussing their analytical merit : सरसति ( I. 1a.); सिवरति (I 2a.); रति (1 2a= (*); demaras ( I. 12b.); TTAI (I. 6a. ); HTET (I.. 10a.) [ =
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