Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. ABBREVIATIONS xiii
5. WORKS FREQUENTLY CITED xv
6. INTRODUCTION 1
7. CHAPTER I. WEST GERMANIC PARASITING 66
8. CHAPTER II . CONTRACTION 92
9. CHAPTER III. CONTRACTION IN NEGATED VERBS AND INDEFINITE PRONOUNS 122
10. CHAPTER IV. COMPENSATORY LENGTHENING UPON LOSS OF h 141
11. CHAPTER V. ANALOGICAL LENGTHENING IN DIPHTHONGAL STEMS 146
12. CHAPTER VI. KALUZA'S LAW 153
13. CHAPTER VII. CHANGES IN ICTUS AT THE TERTIARY LEVEL 169
14. CHAPTER VIII. ICTUS AND RESOLUTION IN NONFINAL POSITION 236
15. CHAPTER IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROPOSED CHRONOLOGICAL VARIABLES 243
16. CHAPTER X . LATE DEVELOPMENT 251
17. CHAPTER XI. SYNCOPATED ENDINGS OF LONG-STEMMED VERBS AND OTHER PRESUMED INDICATORS OF DIALECT ORIGINS 269
18. CONCLUSION: RELATIVE AND ABSOLUTE DATING 348
19. APPENDIX A: CHRONOLOGY AND DIALECT IN THE REMAINING LONGER POEMS 393
20. APPENDIX B: THE DATE OF THE BATTLE OF MALDON 415
21. APPENDIX C: LONG AND SHORT INFLECTIONAL SYLLABLES 419
22. APPENDIX D: DATING THE EARLY BEDE MANUSCRIPTS 426
23. INDEX OF WORDS 429
24. INDEX OF VERSES 439
25. INDEX OF AUTHORITIES 452
26. INDEX OF SUBJECTS 458