Guidelines for this extended ensemble

Rhymes in the texts indicate that:
* Words in Set 1 (-uw) may be rhymed with one another
* Set 1 (-uw) may be rhymed loosely with Set 2 (-u)
* Set 1 (-uw) may be rhymed loosely with Set 3 (-yw)
* Set 2 (-u) may be rhymed loosely with Set 3 (-yw)

Set 1: Rhymes in -uw

Rhyming words with stressed -uw; this was pronounced approximately [-'œʊ], and was later unrounded to [-'ɛʊ]. (full list)
bughik-Duw	FN	ladybird
didhuw	AJ	godless
Duw	NP	God
duw	MN	god
gluw	AJ	intense
guw	MN	lance
guw	MN	misery
pluw	FN	parish
ruw	MN	king
tykki-Duw	FN	butterfly

Rhyming words with stressed -uw; this was pronounced approximately [-œʊ], and was later unrounded to [-ɛʊ].
hoghwuw	MN	boar-spear
lesruw	MN	regent
morwuw	MN	harpoon

Rhyming pairs in the texts

There are 14 strict pairs with -uw.

Set 2: Rhymes in -u

Rhyming words with stressed -u; this was historically pronounced [-'yː], but became diphthongized to [-'yʊ].
du	AJ	black
Du	MN	November
lu	MN	army
tru	IJ	alas!
tu	MN	direction
vu	MN	view
Rhyming words with unstressed -u; this was historically pronounced [-y], but became diphthongized to [-yʊ]
luzu	CN	ashes
virtu	MN	virtue
Yesu	NP	Jesu

Set 3: Rhymes in -yw

Rhyming words with stressed -yw [-'ɪʊ], later lowered to [-'ɛʊ]
byw	MN	flesh
byw	AJ	alive
dryw	AJ	gay
ryw	MN	kind
yw	13	is
yw	CN	yew
Rhyming word with unstressed -yw [-ɪʊ], later lowered to [-ɛʊ]
hedhyw	AV	today