[1] fyrst ‘first’: This word appears as Fyst in 343a; on the assimilation of [rs] to [ss] before another consonant and the shortening of [ss] to [s], see ANG §271.3. The assimilation in question took place by 1300, but there are some examples from around 1200, including the form fyst.
References
- Bibliography
- ANG = Noreen, Adolf. 1923. Altnordische Grammatik I: Altisländische und altnorwegische Grammatik (Laut- und Flexionslehre) unter Berücksichtigung des Urnordischen. 4th edn. Halle: Niemeyer. 1st edn. 1884. 5th unrev. edn. 1970. Tübingen: Niemeyer.