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this general function the Latin word 2ilC'nt 

 has succeeded. It is curious to note in the 

 fifteenth century a tautological compound 

 of these two words : 'Hoc olusculum a wurt- 

 plant.' The elder woi*d seems now lost to 

 us, and one would hardly venture instead 

 of ' Plant Names ' to write ' Wort Names.' 

 How great its prevalence once was, may be 

 seen from its numerous combinations : — 

 adrel', ce^elfyrding, ban, beo, biscop, Mod, 

 bran, broker, brum, calf, candel, cluf {clyf), 

 cyninges, feld, fie, glof, greate, hafoc, hals, 

 hail, homor, hrcetel, hyl, Icece, lid, li^, lung, 

 mede, mug, noedder, slep, simering, smering, 

 smert, S2)ere, sprung, stic, supe, tunsing, wai, 

 wal, xvxter, weal-. Modern botanists have 

 revived this termination for the comprehen- 

 sive designations of the Orders : — Salicaceoi 

 Willow-worts, Urticacece Nettle-worts. 



Next, we take the former part of the 

 compound expression, which is in its nature 

 secondary and relativs. 



apul, appel, apple, 

 attor, poison. 

 ban, bone, 

 beo, bee. 

 biscop, bishop. 

 bled, blood. 



