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



2. Other names are formed by derivation from the verbal or 

 nominal root, strengthened or increased by suffixes which have 

 no apparent significancy. 



(1.) M strengthened by a labial b or p ; as, 



Lamb, (Goth, lamb, Old Germ, lamp. Germ, larrmi;) from the 

 root of Old Germ, limmen, to bleat ; as if the bleater. 



(2.) L ov r strengthened by a palatal ge or ke, which in Eng- 

 lish passes into oio ; as, 



Sparroic, (Germ, sperling. Old Germ, sparo, Upper Germ. 

 sperk, Anglo-Sax. spearwa;) from the root of Germ, spare?!, An- 

 glo-Sax. sparian, and Eng. to spare; as if the layer up. 



Sioallow, (Low Germ, swaalke, Anglo-Sax. swalewe,) from the 

 root of Anglo-Sax. sioelgan or swilgan, to swallow, and Eng. to 

 swill ; as if the sivallower. 



(3.) M" strengthened by se ; as, 



Breeze, (Germ, brehme or bremse, Old Germ, premo, Anglo- 

 Sax, brimsa or briosa ;) from the root of Old Germ, primman and 

 Germ. brum,men, to buzz ; as if the buzzer. 



(4.) The root strengthened by el ; as, 



Snail, (Germ, schnegel, Old Germ, snekil, Anglo-Sax. snegl ;) 

 from the root of Old Germ, snahhan, Anglo-Sax. snican, to creep, 

 and Eng. to sneak ; as lithe creeper. 



Weasel, (Anglo-Sax. loesle. Old Germ, wisala, Germ, wiesel ;) 

 from Old Germ, wisa and Germ, wiese, a meadow ; as if the mead- 

 ow animal. 



(5.) The root strengthened by en ; as, 



Raven, (Anglo-Sax. hrafen, href en, and reef en. Germ, rabe ;) 

 from the root of Lat. rapio, Anglo-Sax. hreafian or reafian, Germ. 

 rauben, and Eng. to rob ; as ii the pilferer. 



(6.) The root strengthened by et ; as. 



Cricket, (Dutch kriek or krekel, Fr. criquet ;) from the root of 

 Eng. to crick or to creak ; as if the creaker. 



Emmet, or by contraction ant, (Germ, ameise, Anglo-Sax. 

 mmet or emet ;) from Old Germ, v/ am, to labor ; as if the laborer. 



Linnet, (Anglo-Sax. linetwige, Fr. linot ;) from the root of 

 Anglo-Sax. linet, Eng. lint, Fr. lin, and Lat. linum ; as if the 

 fiax-bird. 



3. Other names are formed by derivation from the verbal or 

 nominal root by means of significant suffixes. 



(L) By means of the suffix ard, (=:Germ. hart or Eng. hard,) 

 forming ampliatives ; as, 



