I concluded my last post, which was entitled Danish Rune Ár (long A)
= 4 characters, with a note that the post was to be continued. This
is the continuation. The title was something of a misnomer. The new
title should help to clarify matters. There are 6 characters based
on the Danish Ár-rune, 4 of which were discussed in the last post
and the next of which will be discussed here. In my next post I will
conclude with the 6th and final character based on the Ár-rune. 4
plus 2 = 6. As in the last post, entries will be numbered. I will
try to pick the pace.
5. Ö # 2 FROM I-MUTATION OF E FROM I-MUTATION OF SHORT A. Draw a
basic Ár-rune. Now form E by I-mutation of short A (see last post).
You should now have an A-rune with a single dot to the LEFT of the
vertical line and ABOVE the short line crossing the vertical line.
This character represents E by I-mutation of short A, which was
introduced in my last post. Now place a second dot BELOW the short
line crossing the vertical line, also to the LEFT of the vertical
line. You should now have a character with dots to the LEFT of the
vertical line and a short line between then, which inclines slightly
downward and to the left. This character represents the Danish Ö,
which is usually draw as a circle (the Latin letter O) with a LINE
through it. It is called Ö # 2 from I-mutation of E FROM I-MUTATION
OF SHORT A (highlighted) in order to distinguish it from simple Ö #
2 from I-mutation of E, as the same sound can result from mutation
of natural Proto-Norse E, which will be discussed later when the Íss-
rune is introduced. Our new character will be a rare one, appearing
rather infrequently and in positions that can easily be learned by
rote. When Danish Ö # 2 can be ultimately derived from Proto-Norse
A, as opposed to E, then our character will be used. For example,
the verb 'to do' or 'to make' seems to have followed to separate
lines of development from Proto-Norse into Old Icelandic. These are
the 2 I am refering to: 1) garwjan, garwja, gerwja (E with hook
under), gerwa (E with hook under), görwa (Ö = circle with a line
thru it), göra (Ö = circle with a line thru it), culminating in the
Modern Icelandic verb 'gera' (a later development), and 2) garwjan,
garwja, gerwja (E with hook under), gerwa (E with hook under), and
then GJARWA instead of görwa (Ö = circle with a line thru it). The
breaking a E in this 2nd parallel line of verbal development makes
all the differnce, leading eventually to the parallel Old Icelandic
from 'gjörva' (Ö = U-mutation of A). The Danish Ö # 2 (circle with a
line thru it) found in any form of any word where it is historically
a derivative of natural Proto-Norse A will be represented by our
character, as in development # 1 of 'garwjan' above. For reasons of
historical accuracy, our character must be based on the Ár-rune. The
Ö by U-mutation of A found in development # 2 of 'garwjan', which is
also derived from natural Proto-Norse A, is a different sound and
will therefore be represented by a different character. About this
different character, see my next and final post about the Ár-rune,
which will have a 'part 2' after the title.