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the sole word for Koot with the labouring 

 class, and perhaps it is so still. 

 -nep from Latin napus in j^^^^^snep, turnep ; 



now generally parsnip, turnip. 

 -tan : — mistil tdn. Signifies twig, rod : the 

 M. G. -tains is used of the vine-branch 

 veina-tains, as opposed to the vine-tree 

 veina-triu. 0. H. German zein, Icel. -teinn 

 in mistilteinn (Yoluspa). 

 -treow, tree : — cwic, fie, Inviting, magdala, 



persoc, ^;2?z, 2^1>uin, win, ivindel. 

 -J>orn, thorn: — hceg porn, pife'^orn {pifan 



'^orn). 

 -)?rote : — throat. 

 -]?ung : — clufpung. 

 -wilige, willow : — grundes ivilige, willow of 



the ground, 

 wyrt (later wurt) : M. G. vatirts : 0. S. wurt : 

 German -trurj. This is the oftenest recur- 

 ring suffix. In the tenth century it was 

 the most comprehensive term for herb. In 

 Genesis ii. 5 'omnemque herbam regionis' 

 is rendered by JElMc ' and eall gsers and 

 wyrta ealles eardes.' This W7jrta is the 

 plural of wyrt. So we find in our Lists : 

 ^Herha gsers vel wyrt.' The generality of 

 the word is well indicated in such glossings 

 as 'Herbarium vel viridarium wyrt tun:' 

 and ' olus wurtes ' (a late plural form). To 



