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this latter word are won woroued, and the Latin macellum, the shambles. ‘The 
root of Mactus is the Cum. Magii, to breed, to make great, as grow is of great, 
alo of altus, and in and gigno of ingens. From Magii came Maethii, to edu- 
cate, to nurse, to cause to increase. Mactus is the same word, although it re- 
quires some explanation before the truth appears to an English eye Now, the 
ct and pt at the end of Latin words is almost invariably represented in Welsh by 
th ; e. 2. Vir doctus becomes in Cumrian Gwr-déth, Aur-um coct-um Aur céth, 
Mil-es capt-us Mil-wr cath. Plenus fructus Llawn frwyth, Fluv-ius Lact-is 
Lliv o laeth, &c. &c. On this principle Mactus would be Maethiis, “full of in- 
crease.” Sis macte, “be full of increase,” grow, tua virtute. To the same root 
should be assigned the Gallic word, ambacti, mentioned by Czsar, for as Tad- 
Maeth is a foster father, and Mam-Vaeth a foster mother, so Am-Vaethi would 
be the circle of foster brothers, which in Celtic countries formed the strength and 
pride of a chief. 
Occo occarg, to harrow, from Cum. “ ogi, to use the harrow, to harrow, (See Ow. 
Dict); root, og and oged, “ the instrument.” Occa, once admitted into Latin dic- 
tionaries, is now rejected. The derivatives of oc or og are so numerous in the Cum- 
rian, with the meaning of quick motion and sharp points, as to make it clear that 
it is an original part of the language. Persons who wish to draw subtle inferences 
say, that all the terms of the Romans connected with agriculture may be referred 
to a Greek source, while the terms expressive of war or hunting are non-Hellenic. 
’ The induction fails completely in both parts, as might easily be shewn. When 
Czsan landed in Britain, the natives were agriculturists, densely planted, and 
Hattery proved that the harvest which Casanr’s soldiers reaped, had ripened at 
the average period of a Kentish harvest inhisdays Assuredly, then, the Britons 
had not the agricultural names to learn from the Romans of an after age. 
Navo, to “ perform vigorously, to work diligently.” Navare operam et opus, “ to per- 
form a work ;” root, Nav, “a former, a creator ;” Nav-Neivion, in the Cum. 
“‘ opifex opificum,” “ God.” Hence Navawl, relating to formation, and Naviad 
an operation. 
Narnix,’ Gael Nathair, Cum. Neidiir, Saxon, Nadder and Neddre. The English ad- 
der was formed by a mistake, an adder, instead of a nadder. By an opposite one 
an evet or eft became a newt. 
NeEnkv-us, a muscle, Nervosus, strong. Undoubtedly the same as the Greek Nevgos. The 
Cumrian root is Ner-th, strength, and Nér, the powerful one, God. Now accord- 
ing to AuLus Getutus, “ Neris et Nerienes, et Neriene et Neria, Sabinum verbum 
quo significatur virtus et fortitudo—unde ex Claudiis, quos a Sabinis oriundos 
accepimus, qui erat egregia ac praestanti fortitudine Nero appellatus est.” 
1 De Bello Gallico, Lib. vi. cap. 14. Equitum ut genere opibusque amplissimus, ita plurimos cirea se 
ambactos clientesque habet. 
2 Etymologists would derive this from No, to swim, and refer to the Greek d2gs; as an illustration, 
but the masculine, swimmer, is Natator, and Natrix is itself masc. ; ““ It natrix violator aque.” See 
Forc. in verbo. 
