_e_ to _ea_ and _ae_ A. S.--Frisian _thet_, A. S. _thaet_, Engl.
_that_, Fris. _gers_, A. S. _gaers_, Engl. _grass_.--Also to _eo_;
_prestere_, Fr.; _preost_ A. S., _priest_ Engl.; _berch_ Fr., _beorh_
A. S.; _hill_ (_berg_, as in _iceberg_) Engl.; _melok_ Fr., _meoloc_ A.
S., _milk_ Engl.
_i_ to _eo_ A. S.--Fr. _irthe_, A. S. _eordhe_; Fris. _hirte_; A. S.
_heorte_; Fris. _fir_ A. S. _feor_=in English _earth_, _heart_, _far_.
_j['a]_=_eo_ A. S.; as _bjada_, _be['o]dan_, _bid_--_thet fjarde_,
_feordhe_, _the fourth_--_sj['a]k_, _se['o]c_, _sick_.
_ju_=_y_ or _eo_ A. S.; _rjucht_, _ryth_, _right_--_frjund_, _freond_,
_friend_. {51}
_Dsz_=A. S. _cg_; Fr. _sedza_, _lidzja_; A. S. _secgan_, _licgan_;
Engl. _to say_, _to lie_.
_Tz_, _ts_, _sz_, _sth_=A. S. _c_ or _ce_; as _szereke_, or _sthereke_,
Frisian; _cyrice_ A. S., _church_ Engl.; _czetel_ Fr., _cytel_ A. S.,
_kettle_ English.
_ch_ Fr.=_h_ A. S., as _thjach_ Fr., _the['o]h_ A. S., _thigh_
Engl.--_berch_, _be['o]rh_, _hill_ (berg)--_dochter_, _dohtor_,
_daughter_, &c.
As a general statement we may say, that in the transition letters the
Frisian corresponds with the A. S. more closely than it does with any other
language. It must, moreover, be remarked, that, in such pairs of words as
_frjund_ and _freond_, the difference (as far at least as the _e_ and _j_
are concerned) is a mere difference of orthography. Such also is probably
the case with the words _d['e]d_ and _daed_, and many others.
The Anglo-Saxon inflection of ^a) Substantives ending in a vowel, ^b)
Substantives ending in a consonant, ^c) Adjectives with an indefinite ^d)
Adjectives with a definite sense, ^e) Verbs Active ^f) and verbs auxiliar,
may be seen in the comparison between the A. S. and the Icelandic. The
corresponding inflections in Frisian are as follows:--
(_a_).
_Substantives ending in a vowel._
_Neuter._ _Masculine._ _Feminine._
_Sing. Nom._ ['A]re (_an ear_) Campa (_a champion_) Tunge (_a tongue_).
_Acc._ ['A]re Campa Tunga.
_Dat._ ['A]ra Campa Tunga.
_Gen._ ['A]ra Campa Tunga.
_Plur. Nom._ ['A]ra Campa Tunga.
_Acc._ ['A]ra Campa Tunga.
_Dat._ ['A]ron Campon Tungon.
_Gen._ ['A]rona Campona Tungona.
(_b_).
_Substantives ending in a consonant._
_Neuter._ _Feminine._
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