64 GLOSSOLOGY 



to ct or ci?, the sound of our long i in pine ; and to at nearly the same 

 sound ; to au the sound of our ou, in thou; to cu a peculiar sound, 

 compounded of our short u or uh, and short { or ih, the latter heard 

 slightly ; and acu or au, has a sound nearly the same, but rather more 

 like our oi. They pronounce fd) like our sh ; and to d) final, they 

 give a peculiar guttural sound, or hard breathing, in which the sound 

 of k is very slightly heard. They pronounce tfy like simple t ; 5 

 like/; and n> with a sound between that of our w and v. 



A few examples of the construction of the German language must 

 here suffice. Ein mann, a man ; eines marines, of a man ; einefrau, 

 a woman, or lady; ein haus, a house. Der vater, the father; die 

 mutter, the mother ; das buch, the book ; der gute knabe, the good 

 boy; des guten knaben, of the good boy; dem guten knaben, to 

 the good boy ; den guten knaben, the good boy, (in the accusative 

 case). Sein, io be; seiend, being; ich bin, I am; du bist, thou 

 art ; er ist, he is ; sie ist, she is ; es ist, it is ; wir sind, we are ; 

 ihr seid, you are; sie sind, they are. Ich war, I was; ich bin 

 gewesen, I have been ; ich werde sein, I shall be ; ich wilrde sein, 

 I should be ; ich wiirde gewesen sein, I should have been ; sei or 

 sei du, be, or be thou. Haben, to have ; ich habe, I have ; ich 

 hatte, I had : ich habe gehabt, I have had. Er liebet mich, he 

 loves me ; sie lieben ihn, they love him ; sie lieben sie, she loves 

 her, or she loves them. The following is the Lord's Prayer in 

 German ; from which the resemblance of this language to our own 

 may be clearly perceived : 



llnfcc aSatcr, fccr bu fctfitm tmmcf,gcfjeiUgct rccrbc bctn 9?ame. 3)ctn 9?ctdj 

 fomme ; t>cin 8GBiHc gefcfyc&e auf (Stbcn, nrie tm tmmcl. itnfcr t&gttd) ffirefct 

 0icO un$ fycutc. tint* fcrgteb unS unfcrc @d)ult>cn, rote nut scrgcfccn unfcrn 

 @d)ult>tcicrn.' llnt> fufyrc uns ntd)t in SScrfud)ung, fcnbcrn crtcfc un6 pen tern 

 Uck(. 3)cnn tctn ifi fca^ SRficf), unb tie jlraft, unt) fctc ^etrttdjfcit, in (Snng? 

 fcit. 2Cmcn. 



The Dutch language, is merely a dialect of the Low German, and 

 is now of minor importance. The Danish language, is a combination 

 of the Low German with the Scandinavian or original Norman; and 

 was first cultivated by the Scalds, or bards, who sang the praises of 

 their heroes. The Swedish language, resembles the Danish, so closely 

 that the Danes and Swedes can read each other's writing. The Nor- 

 wegian, is nearly the same as the ancient Scandinavian ; but it is of 

 very little importance ; having never been reduced to writing. The 

 Icelandic, is also supposed to be the Scandinavian, or original Nor- 

 man, nearly pure. 



3. The Celtic family of languages, comprehends the Gaelic, 

 Welsh, Irish, and Armoric ; all of which come from the Celts, Gaels, 

 or Gauls ; who migrated, in remote times, from Asia ; settled in 

 France; and thence, spreading northward, were the earliest inhabit- 

 ants of Great Britain. They were called K^-z-ac by the Greeks, but 

 styled themselves Gaels. Their languages are now of minor import- 

 ance. The Gaelic or Erse, is the language of the Highlanders of 

 Scotland ; but a dialect of Saxon origin is spoken in the Low- 

 lands. In its construction, it is said to resemble the Hebrew. The 

 Welch language, is still spoken in Wales ; the name of which comes 



