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Ago.-—Ache; O.E., azan. 
Alces.—Elk (from the Scandinavian). 
Alius.—Else, which —elles, the genitive of O.E., es alius. 
Alnus.—Alder ; O.E., alr. 
Alo.—Old ; 0.E., oiidd or ald; G., alt. 
Alter.—Ter is a relic of an old comparative which appears in Sanscrit as 
tara, from tar (cross over). It is used as the suffix to several words denot- 
ing ‘‘one of a pair,” as alter, uter, neuter. The same comparative ending 
is found in our whether, other, either, neither, and in the G. ander. 
Ambages.—Amb (around) is akin to G. wm and the O.E. ymb or emb 
(round), a prefix still seen in ember-days, so called because they come 
round at a certain set season. 
Ambo.—Both, from bo, with termination th. 
Amburo.—Bwro (burn), found only in amburo, comburo, is akin to our 
burn. 
Anas.—O.E. ened (a duck), of which the masculine form was end- rake, 
contracted into our drake, Compare G. ente. 
Anguis.—Hel ; G., aal. 
Angulus and uncus.—G. angel (a hook), and our to angle, from O.E. 
angel (a hook). 
Anser.—Originally hanser, akin to G. gans, and our goose, gander ; from 
O.E. gos (for gons) and gandra. 
Ante.—G. ant in Antwort, and O.E. and, seen in our answer, This pre- 
fix was very common in Old English, and is akin to end. 
Aper.—Boar, from O.E. bar; G., eber. 
Apis.—Bee; G., biene. The prefix a found in aper, apis, is lost in the 
English and German words. 
Aqua.—lIsland, from O0.E. igland, where ig is akin to aqua. LEyot, a 
small island, and Angles-ey are also cognate with aq, the root of aqua. 
Armus.— Arm, from O.E. earm. 
Aro.—Ear (to plough), from O.E. erian. This word is now obsolete, but 
is found in our Bible and in Shakspere. 
Ascia (acsia).—Axe ; O.E., aex. 
Asinus.—Ass ; O.E., asse ; G., esel. 
Astrum.—-Star ; O.E., steorra; G., stern. 
Augeo.—Wax ; 0.E., weaxan; G., wachsen. Also eke, from O.E. ecan. 
Auris (ausis ).—Ear ; 0.E., care; G., ohr. 
Aurora ( =ausosa ).—EHast ; G., ost. 
Axis.—Axle, from O.E. eax; G., axe. 
Balaena.—Whale; G., wall-fisch. Balaena is probably akin to belua 
(a big beast). 
Balo.—Bleat ; G., bloeken. 
Barba.—Beard ; G., bart. 
Bini.—Twin. Bini is bi and ni the distributive ending, as in our éwi-n 
(two at a time). 
Bos.—Cow ; 0.E., cu; G., kuh ; Gaelic, bo, The original root had g, 
which in the Greek and Latin words was changed into b. 
