ogedu1. grō [gráði]. hɔst [hosti], kjɔ‘lk [kjálki]. klıbər [klyfberi]. kɔd [koddi]. krak [kraki], krak or krakk1. løm [*lummi]. -mjȯ‘rk, -mȯ‘rk [mjörkvi, myrkvi]. skȯtəl, etc. [skutþilja], skottel1. stab (stȯb) [stabbi (stubbi)], stabb. -stık (nægistık) [stykki], neggistikk. tɔskər, tȯᶊkər [torfskeri], torvsker. øm [*ómi].
Some words appear in a double form, e.g.: bä‘ᶅki and beı‘ᶅk [*bylki], bilk, bilki. brimi and bri̇̄m (bri̇̄v) [brimi]. kāvi and kāv [*kafi]. klōvi and klōv [klofi]. ᶅumi and ᶅūm [ljómi], ljumi, ljum.
5. The nominative -a has been preserved in, e.g.: bläᶇda [blanda]. brɛna [brenna].2 fjora, fjɔra [fjara]. flokəra [*flykra], flukra, etc. -flȯga [fluga], floga2. *gå̄fa [gáfa], gola [gola, gula]. grȯla [No. græla]. groma (-ȯ-) [gróma?]. həmna [himna]. ja‘rta [hjarta]. *jōga [auga]. *jōra [øyra]. kupa [kúpa]. ᶊēla [héla], sjela. *ᶊəᶅō·ga [Icel. sjálægja], *sjoljoga, etc. *skjɔldra [*skjaldra]. stȯ‘ᶅka [stulka]. sø̄da [*søyða]. vɛmba [*vemba]. -a is long in the word rū·rā· [No. rura].
6. Sometimes -a (orig. nom. fem. -a) alternates with -o or -u (orig. acc., Gen., and dat.: -u): grȯ‘ᶇᶊka and grȯ‘ᶇᶊko (-ᶊku; greenska, -sko, -sku) [*grœnska]. ı‘lᶊka, ä‘ᶅᶊka, eilᶊko [*ilska], ilska1. lēga and lēgo (ᶅēga, -go) [lega]. wȯsta and wɔstu, wōstū [*vasta] (cf. O.N. vǫst).
7. A number of cow-names have been preserved with the ending -a, esp. in Fo. and N.I.; now commonly the ending -i has replaced -a. Examples: Flɛka, Flæka; a flɛkət, flækət [*flekkótt] coo. Fūda, *Fóta. Gri̇̄ma; a gri̇̄mət [*grímótt] coo. Kidna; a kidnət [*kinnótt] coo. Krāga; a krāgət [*krǫgótt] coo. Lå‘rka; a lå‘rkət [*lárkótt = *lærkótt] coo. Lænda; a lændət [*lendótt] coo. Rıg(g)a; a rıg(g)ət [*hryggjótt] coo. ᶊålma = Sjolma; a ᶊålmət [*hjálmótt] coo. Spɔŋga; a spɔŋgət [*spǫngótt] coo. Swa‘rta.
8. Consciousness of -i being a masc. sign and -a a fem. sign has not died out, as is proved by the following names of domestic animals, preserved in the N.I.: Bro‘ŋki, brown stallion or bull [*Brúnki], Bro‘ŋka, brown mare or cow [*Brúnka]; Grōgi, gray stallion or bull [*Grái], Grōga, grey mare or cow [*Gráa]; Rødi, red stallion or bull [*Rauði], Røda, red mare or cow [*Rauða].
To these may further be added: puki and puka = puki1. grɔtsi and grɔtsa.
9. In a number of words (through infl. of English and Scottish words ending in -y, -ie) -i has replaced the older -a (-ja), e.g.: bɛrgȯ‘ᶅ·ti [*berggylta]. bo‘ŋki [No. bunka], bunki1. bȯmi [No. bumba]. flɔti [flatta], flotti. gri̇̄mi [gríma]. kɛᶊi [No. kjessa]. kɔli [kola]. kopi, kupi, kobi, kȯbi [kúpa]. -lōdi [hlaða], lodi1. pəki [pikka], pikki2. rȯdi [No. rodda]. tıᶅi, teᶅi [þilja], *tilji, *tilli. wıdi [viðja].
ros(s)i, russi, is partly = hross, partly = hryssa.
-i and -ək (see the foll. paragraph) alternate, e.g.: grø̄li and grø̄lək [grýla]. sōdi and sōdək [sáta], sodi2, sodek. wȯ‘lki and wȯ‘lkək (wȯlək).
10. Sometimes an original -a is dropped or alternates with the suffix -ək (Eng. and Sc. -ock: diminutive ending).
Dropping of -a always takes place in words, such as blānd [blanda], bland2, ēs [eisa]. frōd [froða], fro2, frod. klɔk [*klokka
