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" bruise," because it is made of grain which, among other 

 operations, has undergone that of being " brayed." A " joint" 

 is something " join'd." The word " gift" is the same with 

 " giv'd" or " given :" " thrift" is from " thrive," " drift" from 

 " drive," " weft" from " weave." The " haft" of a tool is 

 the part " hav'd." The " hilt" of a sword, the part " held." 

 A " clock" is an instrument that " clicks." " Doom" means 

 " deemed," from the Saxon verb " dseman," to " deem" or 

 " j"d»^-" " Brood," " breed," brat," mean something che- 

 rished, from " bredan" to " cherish." " Hand" and " hint" 

 are from " hentan," to " take hold of." " Fang" and " finger" 

 from " fingan" to " take." " Truth" comes from the verb 

 " true," because it is that which a man " tru-eth" or " belie- 

 '* veth." " Wealth" is that which " weal-eth ;" " growth" 

 that which " grow-eth ;" " birth" that which " bear-eth ;" 

 " warmtii," that which " warm-eth ;" " earth" that which a man 

 " ear-eth" or " plougheth." Nouns derived from Latin verbs 

 are more familiar in their etymology, as, an " act," " aliquid 

 « act-ura," a " debt," " aliquid debit-um ;" " rent," " ahquid 

 " rendit-um ;" " tribute," " aliquid tribut-um ;" " expense," 

 " aliquid expens-um ;" " merit," " aliquid merit-um ;" " ac- 

 " cent," "aliquid accent-um ;" "fruit," " ahquid fruit-um ;" 

 " fate," " aliquid fat-um." Some words of French derivation ^ 

 are obviously formed on the same principle, as " alley," from 

 the verb " aller" to go ; " view," something seen," from 

 " vu," the passive participle of" voir j" " destiny," " quelque- 

 " chose destinee." 



As Mr TooKE seems inclined to maintain that all nouns are 

 formed from verbs, and as the induction which he has brought 

 forward is more extensive than his readers were prepared to an- 

 ticipate, some have been struck with an apprehension that this 

 doctrine would prove injurious to some of the most satisfaeto— 



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