Origin of the Names of Beasts, Birds, and Insects. 33 



Hen, (Germ, hentie and Old Germ, henna, fem. of Germ, hahn 

 and Old Germ. ha?io, a cock;) from Old Germ. \/ han, (=Lat. 

 x/ can,) to sing ; as if the singer. 



Horse, (Old Germ, hros, Germ, ross ;) from Sansc. \/ rcsh, to 

 neigh ; as if the neigher. 



Hound, (Sansc. swa?i, Gr. xvav, Lat. canis, Goth, hnnd ;) from 

 the root of Goth, hinthan, and Eng. to hend, (in appreheiid,) to 

 seize ; as if the seizer. 



Lop, a flea, (Anglo-Sax. loppe ;) from the root of Anglo-Sax. 

 hleapan, and Eng. to leap ; as if the leaper. 



Midge, (Anglo-Sax. myge, mygge, or micge, Germ, mucke. 

 Old Germ, mnccha ;) from the root of Old Germ, mnhhon, to 

 swarm over ; as if the ovei'swarmer. 



Blouse, (Gr. [.iv;, Lat. miis. Germ, mans ;) from Sansc. \/ mush, 

 to pilfer ; as if the pilferer. 



Nag, (Old Dutch negge ;) from the root of Anglo-Sax. hncegan 

 and Eng. to neigh ; as if the neigher. 



Ox, (Sansc. iikshan, Goth, auhsa. Old Germ, ohso, Germ, ochs;) 

 from Sansc. \/ vah, ( =Lat. -v/ veh, Eng. wag,) to draiu or cany ; 

 as if the drawer. 



Ram, (Germ, ramm, Anglo-Sax. ram ;) from the root of Germ. 

 rammen, to push, and Eng. to ram ; as if the pusher. 



Snake, (Germ, schnake, Anglo-Sax. S7iaca,) from the root of 

 Anglo-Sax. snican, to creep, and Eng. to sneak ; as if the creeper. 

 Comp. Germ, schlange, a snake, from schlingen, to wind ; as if 

 the ivinder. 



Snipe, (Dutch, S7iip, Germ, schnepfe, Old Germ, snepha;) from 

 Old Germ, v/ snap, (=Dutch and Eng. snip ;) as if the nipper. 



Swan, (Germ, schwan. Old Germ, suan ;) from Old Germ. \/ 

 sun, (= Sansc. -v/ swa7i and Lat. \/ son,) to sing ; as if the singer. 

 There are some swans that sing. 



Toad, (Anglo-Sax. tade, Dan. tudse ;) from the root of Dan. 

 tude, to grumble ; as if the grumbler. 



Wether, (Germ, widder, Anglo-Sax. lo ether ;) from the root of 

 Germ, wideren and Anglo-Sax. withi'ian, to oppose ; as if the 

 butter. 



Whelp, (Anglo-Sax. hivelp ;) from the root of Anglo-Sax. gil- 

 pan, to cry out, and Eng. to yelp ; as if the yelper. 



Wolf, (Goth, wulfs. Germ, wolf Anglo-Sax. wulf;) from the 

 root of Goth, wilwan, to tear; as iithe tearer. 



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