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Bratac.—Breechtis, iiomO.E. broc, plural brtc, derived from a Celtic 

 word, from which also came the Latin. 



Bmtum.— Fire ;0.E., fyr ; G., feiier. The same root, biis or hur, is 

 found in cmnhuro, &c. 



CacZwrn.— Hole, from O.E. hoi, which, however, some derive from helan 

 (to cover). 



Ccdamus. — Haulm.'from O.E. hccdm ; G., halm. 



Ca^yjw.— Callow, from O.E. calu ; G., kaU. 



Co/a;.— Heel ; O.F..,'hela. 



Crt7iis. —Hound ; O.E., hund ; G., hund ; Gothic, Imnds. 



Cannabis. — Hemp; O.E., henej) ; G., hanf. 



Cano.—Ken, which is the feminine of O.E. ha)ta (a cock, literally a 

 singer) ; G., henne, feminine of hahn. 



Capio.— Have, from O.E. habben ; haft, from O.E. Iim^JI; G., haben, 

 heft. 



Caput.— B.ead ; O.E., heafod ; G., Juiupt. 



Cfir/>o.— Harvest ; O.E., haerfest ; G., he7-bst. 



Caidis. — Kail (from the Gaelic). 



Gella. —Hall ; O.E., heal, from helan (hide). 



Cf/o.— Hell, from O.E. helan (hide) ; G., liehkn. 



Centum. — Hundred ; (J., hundert. 



Cen'ftnm. — Harns (Scotch) ; G., hmi (brain) ; (jihirn (brains). 



Cervus (the homed one).— Hart, from O.E. heorot (liorned) ; (J., hirsch. 



Ctco.— Hie ; O.E., higian. 



Cinijo.— Hedge and haw, from O.E. heoj and haija ; G., hay. 



Circus. — Ring, from O.E. hriwj ; G., rinej. 



Civis.— Rome, from O.E. ham or liavm ; G., heim. Ciim was originally 

 cetm (a resident). 



CZawio.— Call ; O.E., ceallian ; Dutch, kallen. 



Claudus.—Hidt ; O.B., heall. 



Clejw.—Sho^-lifter, from O.E. lifian (steal) ; Gothic, hiij'aii (stwil). 



Clivus. — Lean ; O.E., hliniam ; G., lehnen. 



CTm€0.— Listen ; O.E., hlystan. 



Collis.—m\\; O.E., Ay«. 



Co«M7?i— Hawse (hole in ship's neck) ; G., /ia/», and O.E., heals (neck), 

 /fci^.s was used in English as late as the sixteenth century, and is common 

 in Chaucer. Halse (to embrace) is found as late as Spenser. 



CoZms.— Clue or clew ; O.E., cliwe. 



Cog«o.--Bake ; O.E., bacan : G., backen. 



Cor ( = cord).—B.ea,rt ; O.E., heort ; G., herz. 



Comu.—H.orn ; G., the satne. 



Coxa. — Hock or hough ; O.E., hoh. 



Cos ( =cots). — Hone ; O.E., han. 



(7ra<is. — Hurdle ; G., huerde ; Gothic, haurds ; and cradle, from the 

 Celtic. 



Crepo. — Raven; O.E., hraefn. 



Crinis. — Hair ; O.E., haer ; G., haar. 



Crudus. — Raw ; O.E., hreaw ; G., roh. 



