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Ventus. — Womb; O.E., wctmb ; G., ivampe, wanst. 



Ventus. — Wind (English and German); Gothic, vinds ; weather; O.E., 

 weder ; G., wetter. 



Verhum. — Word (same in O.E.) ; G., wort ; Gothic, vaurd. 



Vereor. — Ware, ward ; O.E, toaer, waerd ; G., icarten ; Gothic, vars. 



Vermis. — Worm ; O.E., wyrm ; G., vmnn ; Gothic, vawrms. 



Verna ( = i'C*«a). — O.E., ivift (food). 



Verto. — Our suffix ward ; O.E., weard (towards) ; G., wdrl-i ; worth (to 

 become), from O.E., weortau ; G., werden. 



Vesjxi. — Wasp ; O.E., waexp or icaeps ; G., icespe. 



Vesper. — West (English and German), from vas (to dwell) ; Sanscrit, 

 vasta (house). The west was supposed to be the sun's dwelling place at 

 night. 



VeteriiM. — Wether (a yearling) ; G., icidder. 



Via { — vef/ia). — Way ; O.E., wetj ; G., tve>j ; Gothic, veijs. 



ri6?-o. — Waive (from Scandinavian). 



n'cj's. — Weak ; O.E., ivician ; G., iveichen, wechbel. 



Vicu-'i. — Wich, wick, as in Greenwich, Alnwick ; O.E., wic (dwelling). 



Video. — Wit ; O.E., vntan (know) ; G., wissen. 



Viduus. — Widow; O.E., widwe, widi(,we ; G., ivittwe ; Gothic, viduvo. 



Vieo, vitis. — Withe ; 0. E., loithiy (willow) ; G., weide. 



Vigeo. — Wake, watch ; O.E., wacan ; G., warhen. 



Vincio. — To wind ; O.E., windan ; G., winden. 



Vinum. — Wine; O.E., win ; G., wein (these English and German words 

 were derived from the Latin through the Gothic). 



Vir. — O.E., wer (man); G., hen'; Gothic, vair. Tlio Anglo-Saxons 

 called the devil wtr- wo// (man-wolf). 



Vim ( = <jni!o). — Quick ; O.E., cwic (living, active) ; Gothic, quivs. 



Volo. — Will ; O.E., iciUan ; G., wollen 



Volvo. — Walk ; O.E., weal van ; G , wdhtn ; wallow — O.E, wealwian. 



1st May, 1891. 

 Rev. William Andson in the Chair. 



New Members. — Miss Babington, Meadowbank, and Mr Harold 

 Masterton. 



Donations. — ^The Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of 

 Scotland, 1889-90 'the Smithsonian Report, 1888 ; the Report of 

 the United States National Museum, 1889-90. 



Exhibit. — The Secretary (Dr E. J. Chinnock) exhibited a fac 

 simile of part of the newly-discovered papyrus containing the 

 lost work of Aristotle on the " Constitution of Athens," and read 

 a paper descriptive of the papyrus. 



