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aZ-aA-foc, from aZ-w. 
Seyu-ad-foc, 5, Oeip-a. 
Qaps-ad-éoc, 5,  Oapo-oc. 
> , 9 , 
vu-aA-toe, 9 EVU-W. 
»” > A 
ElK-EA-0€, 9 ~—Ss«ELK=OG- 
| In Welsh again the favourite vowel seems to be 0, though 
_ adiphthong also is frequently employed. ‘Thus, we have 
» gwr-ol, manly, from gwr, 4 man. 
gormes-ol, oppressive, 5, gormes, oppression. 
. oes-ol, aged, 99 «=—s«éOeS, age. 
] tad-ol, fatherly, », tad, a father. 
mab-awl, filial, » mab, a son. 
The Anglo-Saxon also presents the same mode of forma- 
tion; thus, 
deag-el, coloured, from deag, colour. 
fret-ol, greedy, » ret-an, to devour. 
gif-ol, liberal, » gif-an, to give. 
_ The true explanation of this formative suffix, which is 
- found in so many different languages, the author believes to 
be furnished by the Irish, in which language there is a forma- 
tive athail = dike, which in pronunciation is usually shortened 
into a monosyllable, and might be written, according to dialec- 
tical varieties of pronunciation, awl, ail, or eil. Instances of 
_ this mode of formation in Irish are common ; thus, 
caile-amhatl, chalky, from carte, chalk. 
opeaé-athatl, well-featured, ,, | opeac, form. 
r 
spim-e-athail, warlike, > ~=—so OPM, war, 
; ay 
Whilst in Irish the full form athatl is written, though not 
_ pronounced, the other languages exhibit the abbreviated form 
__ in their orthography also, under the forms ol, e/, and i. Some- 
_ VOL. Vv. I 
