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be readily recognized in the case of several verbs but also to furnish 

 another argument in favour of the Gaelic character of the Umbrian 

 Tables, e. g. 



Merstu, to err, mearaighim, 

 Ehveltu, to revenge, aichhheilich, 

 Serse, to tear, srac, 

 Seritu, to harass, saraich, 

 JEsisco, to satisfy, sasaich, 

 Carsitu, to hurry, greas, 

 Habitu, to desist, oh, 

 Paca, to hinder, hac, 

 Pihaiu, to conquer, buadhaich, 

 Naratu, to ask, iarr, 

 Fetu, to get, faigh, 

 Treheit, to separate, tearh, 

 Ditu, to press, dith, 

 Osatu, to desist, osaim, 

 Tenitu, to come, thig, 

 Stiplo, to go, siubhail, 



Past Participle. 



mearaighthe. (Irish) 



aichhheilichte. 



sracta, srachdta. 



saraichte. 



sasaichte. 



greasta. 



obta, air obadh. 



bacta, air bacadh. 



buadhaichte. 



iarrta. 



faighte, faighteadh. 



tearbta. 



dite. 



osta, air osadh. 



air tighinn. 



siubhailte. 



Stiplatu, to cast out, stapla. (Armorican) 



Covertu, to assist, cabhair, 



Amboltu, to hinder, amail, 



Portatu, to help, fv,rtaich, 



Stahito, to arrange, suidhich, 



Prestotu, to break, brisd, 



Etuto, to refuse, eitich, 



Vesticatu, to hire, fasdaidh, 



Aitu, to confess, aidich, 



C ovibifiatu, to vow togethe 



Tefruto, to give, tabhair, 



Furo, to bend, Jiar, 



Tesedi, to cut, teasgaim. 



cabhair te. 

 amailte. 

 furtaichte. 

 suidhichte. 

 biiste. 

 eitichte. 

 fasdaidhte. 

 aidichte. 

 comhbhoidich, comhbhoidichte. 

 tabhairt, toirt. 

 fiarta. 



teasgta. 



It is vain at this distance of time, and in the absence of any trust- 

 worthy guide whatsoever, to entertain the hope, that it will be pos- 

 sible to reproduce with accuracy the peculiar method which the 

 Umbrians followed in pronouncing their language, or to ascertain the 

 exact value which they attached to any given letters or syllables. 



