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Tote, tath, tathaijn, (h:), unite. 

 T^ier, taobh, side with. 

 NarattL, an iarruidh, iarr, ask. 

 ■Strusla, snUhail, streachlaim, I tear. 

 Farsio, bris, bi'eak. 

 Tenitu, thig, thainiy, come. 

 Persontu, brosnuich, incite. 

 Efrar, tabhair bheir, give. 

 Aitu, aidich, confess. 

 Tarse, tuirse, tuir, lament. 

 Eiscrent, Eascaraid, enemy. 

 Fratrus, brath, betray. 

 Ocrer, acarach, kind, gentle, 

 Peracrl, furacJtair, watchful. 

 Pthafi, bho bhuaidh, buadhmhor, victorious; 

 Terti'ii, deireadh, last. 

 Sir, sir, ask. 



SorsaleTYi, surdail, surdamhail, active. 

 Mescapla, mishiobhalta, uncivil. 

 Another strong argument in favour of the contention that Gaelic 

 is the language of the Umbrian Tables can be exti-acted from the 

 numerous words or verbs that terminate in mil, me, am, om, e. g. 

 Arsnio, arsa mi, said I. ^ 



Carsome, greasaim, I huriy. 

 Hondome, aontuighim, I assent. 

 Sjyahonei, spochaim, I rob. 

 Persnimu, brosnuighim, I incite. 

 Purome, tabhaiream, tabhraini,, I give. 

 Pertonii, bhruthaini, I bruise. 

 Tettome, dithighim, T crush. 

 Todcome, tudhchaidhim, I come. 

 VoGucom, boghaighim, I beseech. 

 Those verbs readily disclose their G-aelic character. The termina- 

 tions mei, me, mo, am, mu, are merely the first personal pronoun 

 which is appended to Gaelic verbs. I have given the Irish equiva- 

 lent of the verbs which have just been cited. A present tense 

 is recognized by Irish Grammarians, while in Scottish Gaelic 

 the tenses are, the ^xts^ and the future merely ; the other 



