ANGLO-SAXON ROOTS. 407 
im,” shall dwell in them, 2 Cor. vi. 18. In 
the kindred dialects we find, as for instance in the 
Danish, “bor” ‘*boede” “boet.” Old Norse, 
“bua” “bio” ‘* buim,” branches from the Gothic, 
signifying the same as the Anglo-Saxon root. 
And curious enough our present language has re- 
tained the Anglo-Saxon “ abidan” rejected its 
preterite, and borrowed from the Danish “boede” 
its present imperfect, making a similar kind of 
mixture of tongues as of persons. Owing to the 
different habits of the Teutonic branch of the 
Gothic stock, this root has been modified in its 
signification. ‘The German “bauen” expresses 
active pursuits, more than neuter states of being 
and condition. It therefore lacks such deriva- 
tives as we still retain. 
The derivatives of this root may serve to throw 
some light upon the history of our forefathers. 
Their husbandry from its very name implies, that 
it was carried on by “ bondmen,” slaves connected 
with the soil, bought and sold with it like cattle. 
We find also, that the Anglo-Saxon estates, 
were particularly marked out with ‘‘ bounds” and 
both derivatives from the root 
which we are endeavouring to trace out in the 
terms which it has introduced into our language. 
‘¢ boundaries,’ 
