34 Origin of the Names of Beasts, Birds, and Insects. 
2. Other names are formed by derivation from the verbal or 
nominal root, strengthened or increased by suffixes which have 
no apparent significancy. 
(1.) Mf strengthened by a labial } or p; as, 
Lamb, (Goth. lamb, Old Germ. lamp, Germ. lamm ;) from the 
root of Old Germ. limmen, to bleat; as if the bleater. 
(2.) Lor r strengthened by a polatal ge or ke, which in Eng- 
lish passes into ow ; as, 
Sparrow, (Goan sperling, Old Germ. sparo, Upper Germ. 
sperk, Anglo-Sax. spearwa ;) from the root of Germ. sparen, An- 
glo-Sax. sparian, and Eng. to spare ; as if the layer up. 
Swallow, (Low Germ. swaalke, Anglo-Sax. swalewe,) from the 
root of Anglo-Sax. swelgan or swilgan, to swallow, and Eng. to 
swill; as if the swallower. 
(3.) M strengthened by se; as, 
Breeze, (Germ. brehme or bremse, Old Germ. premo, Anglo- 
Sax. brimsa or briosa ;) from the root of Old Germ. primman and 
Germ. brummen, to buzz; as if the buzzer. 
(4.) The root strengthened by el ; as, 
Snail, (Germ. schnegel, Old Germ. snekil, Anglo-Sax. snegl ;) 
from the root of Old Germ. snahhan, Anglo-Sax. snican, to creep, 
and Eng. to sneak ; as if the creeper. 
Weasel, (Anglo-Sax. wesle, Old Germ. wisala, Germ. wiesel ;) 
from Old Germ. wisa and Germ. wiese, a meadow ; as if the mead- 
ow animal. 
(5.) The root strengthened by en ; as, 
Raven, (Anglo-Sax. hrefen, hrefen, and refen, Germ. rabe ;) 
from the root of Lat. rapio, Anglo-Sax. hreafian or reafian, Germ. 
rauben, and Eng. to rob; as if the — 
(6.) The root strengthened by et ; 
Cricket; (Dutch kriek or krekel, Fr. cranes ;) from the root of 
Eng. to crick or to creak; as if the creaker. 
Emmet, or by contraction ant, (Germ. ameise, Anglo- Sax. 
@met or emet ;) from Old Germ. +/ am, to labor ; as if the laborer. 
Linnet, (Anglo-Sax. linetwige, Fr. linot; se from the root. of 
Anglo-Sax. linet, Eng. lint, Fr. lin, and Lat. linum ; as if the 
flaz-bird. 
3. Other names are formed by derivation from nea verbal or 
Sominn root by means of significant suffixes. 
_ (1.) By means of the suffix ard, (=Germ. hart or yee hard,) 
hel ampliatives ; as, 
<h 
> 
oo 
LOR ‘ pea 
oe. 
