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Tote, tath, tathalm, (Ir.), unite. 



Ttier, taobh, side with. 



Xaratu, an inrruidh, iarr, ask. 



Strusla, sruthail, strenchlaim, I tear. 



Farsio, hris, break. 



Tenitu, thig, thainvj, come. 



Personal, brosnuich, incite. 



Efrar, tabhair bheir, give. 



Aitu, aiJich, confess. 



Tarse, tuirse, tuir, lament. 



Eiscrent, Eascaraid, enemy. 



Frairus, brath, betray. 



Ocrer, acarach, kind, gentle, 



Peracrl, furachair, watchful. 



Pihafi, bho bhuaidh, buadJimhoi', victorious. 



Pertiu, deireadh, last. 



Sir, sir, ask. 



Sorsalem, surdail, surdamhail, active. 



Mescaj)la, mishiobhalta, uncivil. 

 Another strong argument in favour of the contention that Gaelic 

 is the language of the Umbrian Tables can be extracted from the 

 numerous words or verVjs that terminate in miv, me, am, om, e. g. 



Arsmo, arsa mi, said I. 



Carsome, greasaini, I hurry. 



Hondome, aontuighim, I assent. 



Spahmei, sjwchaivi, I rob. 



Persnimu, brosnuighim, I incite. 



Puronie, tabhaireain, tabhraim, I give. 



Pertomi, bhriUhaim, I bruise. 



Tettome, dithighim, T crush. 

 Todcome, tadhchaidhim, I come. 

 Vocucom, boghaighim, I beseech. 

 Those verbs readily disclose their Graelic character. The termina- 

 tions mei, me, mo, am, mu, are merely the first personal pronoun 

 which is appended to Gaelic verbs. I have given the Irisli equiva- 

 lent of the verbs which have just been cited. A pj-esent tense 

 is recognized by Irish Grammarians, while in Scottish Gaelic 

 the tenses are, the past and the future merely ; the other 



