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Avipus and Aveo, root Aw. Thus described in OwEn’s Dict.: ‘ Aw, a fluid, 
also a flowing. From this expressive root are derived all words that imply flui- 
dity, or the motion or action of fluids, and also immaterial qualities, as the im- 
pulse or emotion of the will, mind, or soul.” Hence Awid, “ an ardent desire, 
eagerness, greediness,” the undoubted source of the Latin “ avidus.” 
Avurum, Cum. Aur (also Air and Oir), root Air, brightness; which also produced the 
Latin Aura, a gleam, confounded with the Greek word Avga, a breeze. Vinci, 
who undoubtedly was acquainted with one form of the language called Celtic, 
thus plays upon the source of the meaning of both words: 
1 Discolor unde auri per Ramos aura refulsit.” 
Hence also— 
Avrora, Cum. Gwawr, a compound of Aura, brightness, and hora, the hour or time 
of splendour—* the golden dawn.” 
Barsa, a beard; Cum, Barv, Arm. Baro, the same. Root, “‘ Bar” (see Ow. Dict.) 
an excrescence, a bunch or tuft.” 
BENNA, a carriage, a van. Festus under the word writes: “* Lingua Gallica, genus 
Vehiculi unde vocantur combennones in e4dem benna sedentes.” Cum. Ben, “ a 
wain or cart ;” and Menwr, Men, “ a cart ;” Gwr, “‘ aman, a carter.” Hence the 
prolific term, Menare in Italian, and Mener in French, to lead or manage matters. 
From Benna came also the British or Belgic Covinus or Covinnus. ‘“ Genus 
Carri, quo in bello utebantur Britanni et Belge.” Now Cym, Cyv, or Cy is 
the Cumrian form of the Latin Cum, and in composition Com. What would 
be written in Welsh Cywain, or Co-van, a 6:?g0s, would in Cornish be Coven, and 
in Latin Covin-us. The English word Country would be written in Welsh, 
1 Servius, on the words “ Auri, Aura,” has this observation : ‘‘ Splendor auri,” Horatius. “Tua 
ne retardet Aura maritos,” i.e. Splendor. Hine et aurum dicitur a splendore qui est in eo metallo.” 
Thus Varro also seems to have had access to some source of knowledge afterwards shut, when, under 
Aurora (Lib. vi. de Lin. Latina, cap. v.) he writes: “ Aurora dicitur ante solis ortum, ab eo, quod ab 
igne solis tum aureo, aer aurescit.” Aureus is used to express brightness, without any reference to 
gold, as in “ aurea Phoebe,” “ aurea Venus.” And Manitius has even, “ Aureus olor” (Lib. v. 
v. 383), “i.e.” adds Forcerxin1, “ Nitidissimi et candentis coloris,” brilliant white. Perhaps also in 
the famous passage (Hor. lib. i. od. v.)— 
“ Heu, quoties fidem, 
Mutatosque Deos flebit ; et aspera 
Nigris zequora ventis 
Enmirabitur insolens, 
Qui nunc te fruitur credulus awrea ; 
Qui semper vacuam, semper amabilem, 
Sperat ; nescius aurz 
Fallacis,” 
aurea ought to be translated, “in all your brightness,” the same as Aurea Venus, “all smiles:” and 
aura, “a gleam of light,” the deceitful sunshine, ought to be contrasted with “aspera nigris zequora 
ventis.” 
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