228 PROCKEDINGS OF THE CANADIAN INSTITUTE. 



Fisi, Jisiin, Jisiem, Jisie, Jisier, fisio, futu, piji, hue, sei ; here are 

 words which occur very often in the Umbrian Tables. They are 

 doubtless i)arts of the Celtic substantive verb, and present to us, 

 therefore, very old forms of that verb. Tiie very sound of those 

 words will convince any one who has even a slight acquaintance with 

 Gaelic as it is spoken, that their Gaelic character is unmistakable; for 

 they call up several forms of the substantive verb as it is known in 

 Gaelic, e. y. 



Fisi ; bha e or i bha esan or ise, he or she was. 



hhidhis, thou wast, hhi se, he was, bhidheas, I was. 

 hhi'Uieadh e or hhiodh e, he would be. 

 bi thusa or bisa, be thou. 

 bitheadh e or i, let liim or her be. 

 bithidh e or i, he or she will be. 



Fisim ; ) bitheam, let me be, bha mi, 1 was. 

 Fisievi ; ) bithidh mi, I shall be. 



bidhiin, I am accustomed to be. 



bhidhtmi, I used to be. 



bhithln'o, I would be. 



Fisie ; bithidh e he will lis, bitheadh e, let him be. 

 bhitheadh e, he would be, bhiodh i. 

 bhidheas, I was, bhi se, he was. 

 bia or biaidhse, he will be. 

 bidhir, bir, thou usually art. 



Fisier ; bhiomar, we were, bhiobhar, you were. 

 bliiodar, they were, biair, thou shalt be. 

 bheithi, you could be, beidhir, thou shalt be. 

 bhatar, bhathar, was ; bitear bithear. will he. 

 bhithealh iad, they would be ; bha iad, t'..ey were. 



Fisl'o ; bithibh, be ye, bha sibh, you were, bithidh S'hh, you will 



b?,, bhitheadh sibh, bhiodh sibh, you would be. 



bithi, you are ; bhidhis, thou art ; bidhidh, be ye ; bhithi, 



vou were. 

 F/itii ; bha thu, thou wast, bu th't, it was thou. 



bhitheadh thu or bhiolh tu, thou wouldst be. 



bhidhthea, thou wast wont to be, bhithi, you were wont to be. 



biathaoi. vou will be, bheidhfhea, you would be. 



