m (q.
n in Gothic and in other cognate dialects, e. g.
net, hand, án; Goth.
nati, handus, ains; O. H. Ger.
nezzi, hant, ein; O. Sax.
net, hand, én; but, like
m, it falls away before
ð and
s, and the vowel which preceded the
n is lengthened, e. g.
cúð, tóð, óðer, múð, húsel, est; Goth.
kunþs, tunþus, anþar, munþs, hunsl, ansts; O. H. Ger.
chund, zand, andar, mund, anst; O. Sax.
kúð, tand, óðar, múð, anst. If, however,
n and
s come together by the loss of an intervening vowel the
n remains, e. g.
winstre; O. H. Ger. O. Sax.
winistar. The character which appears in the Runic poem is ᚾ , and the verse, in which the name (cf. Icel.
nauð) is given, is the following :--
| Nýd byþ nearu on breóste | oft tó helpe |
| niða bearnum, | and tó hǽle gehwæðre |
| weorðeþ heó ðeáh | gif hí his hlystaþ ǽror. |
| Runic pm. Kmbl. 341, 8-13. |
n