A Swedish runic inscription from the viking age reads:
\"suina * karþi * bru * þesi * eftiR * ouint * bruþur *
sin * han * uas * uesteR * tauþeR * i * uereks *
[unreadable]\"
In more normalised spelling:
\"Sveina gerþi brú þessi [EN form] eftiR Öyvind bróþur
sinn. Hann vas vesteR dauþeR í Værinks ...\"
You see that this is all very well spelled (unlike many
inscriptions). You also see that it\'s old (distinction
between \'r\' and \'R\', the form \'vas\'). The carver
distinguishes carefully between the grammatical
vowels \'a\' (Sveina), \'i\' (þessi) and \'u\' (bróþur). Then
it has the fourth vowel \'e\' which it uses in
\"vesteR dauþeR\"
instead of writing
\"vestR dauþR\"
So the \'R/r\' ending has a schwa-sound before it; you\'re
right, I\'m wrong. Next problem?