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be readily recognized in the case of several verbs i>\it, also to furnish 

 another argument in favour of the Gaelic character of the Unibrian 

 Tables, e. g. 



Merstu, to ei'r, niearaighi in, 

 Ehvelta, to revenge, aichhheilich, 

 Serse, to tear, srac, 

 Seritu, to harass, saraich, 

 Esisco, to satisfy, sasaich, 

 Carsitu, to hurry, greas, 

 Habitu, to desist, ob, 

 Paca, to hinder, bac, 

 Pihatu, to conquer, bundhaich, 

 Naratu, to ask, iarr, 

 Fetxi, to get, faigh, 

 Trebeit, to separate, tearb, 

 Ditu, to press, dith, 

 Osatu, to desist, osaim, 

 Tenitu, to come, thig, 

 Stiplo, to go, siubhail, 



Past Participle. 



mearaighthe. (Irish) 



aichbheilichte. 



sracta, srachdta. 



saraichte. 



sasaichte. 



greasta. 



obta, air obadh. 



bacta, air bacadh. 



bttadhaichte. 



iarrta. 



faighte, faighteadh. 



tearbta. 



dite. 



osta, air osadh. 



air tighinn. 



siubhailte. 



Stiplatu, to cast out, stdpla. (Armorican) 



Covertu, to assist, cabhair, cabhairte. 



Amboltu, to hinder, amail, amailte. 



Portatu, to help, /urtaichy furtaichte. 



Stahito, to arrange, suidhich, suidldchie. 



Prestotu, to break, brisd, biiste. 



Etuto, to refuse, eitich, eitichte. 



Vesticatu, to hire, Jasdaidh, fasdaidhte. 



Aitu, to confess, aidich, aidichte. 



Combifiatu, to vow together, cornhbhoidich^ comhbhoidichte. 



Tefruto, to give, tabhair, tabhairt, toirl. 



Furo, to bend, Jiar, jiarta. 



Tesedi, to cut, teasgaim, teasgta. 



It is vain at this distance of time, and in the absence of any trust- 

 worthy guide whatsoever, to entertain the hope, that it will be pos- 

 sible to reproduce with accuracy the peculiar method which the 

 Umbrians followed in pronouncing their language, or to ascertain the 

 exact value which they attached to any given letters or syllables. 



