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Hen, (ene henne and Old Germ. hehnes fem. of Germ. hahn 
and Old Germ. hano, a cock ;) from Old Germ. 4/ han, (=Lat. 
/ can,) to sing; as if the singer. 
Horse, (Old Germ. hros, Germ. ross ;) from Sage: 7 résh, to — 
neigh ; as if the neigher. 
Hound, (Sansc. swan, Gr. xtw», Lat. canis, Goth. hund ;) from 
the root of Goth. hinthan, and Eng. to hend, (in apprehend,) to 
seize ; as if the seizer. 
Lop, a flea, (Anglo-Sax. loppe ;) from the root of Anglo-Sax. 
hleapan, and Eng. to leap ; as if the leaper. 
Midge, (Anglo-Sax. myge, mygge, or micge, Germ. miicke, 
Old Germ. muccha ;) from the root of Old Germ. muhhon, to 
swarm over; as if the overswarmer. 
Mouse, (Gr. wiz, Lat. mus, Germ. maus ;) from Sansc. W/ ihitah, 
to rege as if the pilferer. 
Nag, (Old Dutch negge ;) from the root of Anglo-Sax. hnegan 
and Eng. to neigh ; as if the neigher. 
Oz, (Sansc. ukshan, Goth. auhsa, Old Germ. ohso, Germ. ochs ;) 
from Sanse. / vah, (=Lat. / veh, Eng. wag,) to draw or carry ; 
as if the drawer. 
Ram, (Germ. ramm, Anglo-Sax. ram ;) from the root of Germ. 
rammen, to push, and Ring to ram ; as if the the pusher. 
Snake, (Germ. schnake, Anglo-Sax. snaca,) from the root of 
Anglo-Sax. snican, to creep, and Eng. to sneak ; as if the creeper. 
Comp. Germ. schlange, a snake, “aK schlingen, to wind; as if 
the winder. 
Snipe, (Dutch, snip, Germ. schnepfe, Old Germ. snepha ;) from 
Old Germ. 4/ snap, (=Dutch and Eng. snip ;) as if the nipper. 
Swan, (Germ. schwan, Old Germ. suan ;) from Old Germ. 4/ 
sun, (=Sansc. ./ swan and Lat, »/ son,) to sing ; as if the singer. 
There are some swans that sing. 
Toad, (Anglo-Sax. tade, Dan. tudse;) from the root of Dan. 
tude, to grumble; as if the grumbler. 
Wether, (Germ. widder, Anglo-Sax. wether ;) from the root of 
Germ. wideren and Anglo-Sax. withrian, to oppose; as if the 
butter. 
Whelp, (Anzlo-Sax. hwelp ;) from the root of Anglo-Sax. gil- 
pan, to ery out, and Eng. fo yelp ; as if the yelper. 
Wolf, (Goth. wulfs, Germ. wolf, oe wulf;) from the 
root of Goth. wilwan, to tear; as if the tear a 
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