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WIV. 131. 13, 459. 22, Zi//4. 239. 9 : 0/0?-, swan ; 131. 12 : herodius ~ ; 417. 

 l6 : kolor ~ ; 287. 4 : diomedia uel herodioe ~ ; Lchdm. 2. 196. 20 : swan ; Cp. 

 H. 134 : holor, suan ; Ep.-Er. 700 : o/o?-, suan ; WW. 294. 4, 459. 22 : ~ swon ; 

 349. 16: aluor, swon ocStSe ilfatu ; Shrn. 29: eicnum, suon ; Beo. 200: swan- 

 rade ; Ph. 137 : swanes feSre ; WW. 284. 14 : i?&?-, swann ; JE,. Hex. 8. 13 : 

 sume bSoS langsweorede, swa-swa swanas and ielfetan, tSaet hie araecean him 

 msegen mf te be Saem grunde. 



For instances of swan in local names, see Cod. Dip. 6. 339. 

 2. ilfetu. Swan. Cf. Icel. dlft, swan. 



WW. 349. 16 : aluor, swon, o3Se ilfatu ; 459. 22 : olor, swan, ilfetu, swon ; 

 131. 8, cignus, ylfete ; 318. 12 : olor uel cignus, ylfette ; Ep. 718 : olor, cignus, 

 aelbitu ; ZdA. 240. 10: eicnum, aeluetu ; Seaf. 19: hwilum ylfete song: JE, 

 Hex. 8. 12 : sume beo?S langsweorede, swa-swa swanas and ielfetan ; Ep. 

 718 : olor gr(a)ece, latine cignus, fbitu. 



Riddle 8 describes the whistling swan (cygnus musicus) : 



Hraegl min swigaS, tSonne ic hrusan trede 



oSSe 5a wic buge oS5e wado drefe. 



Hwilum mec ahebbaS ofer hseletSa byht 



hyrste mine and Seos hea lyft 



and mec Sonne wide wolcna strengu 



ofer folc by rets : fraetwe mine 



swogatS hlude and swinsiaS 



torhte singatS, (Sonne ic getenge ne beom 



flode and foldan ferende gsest. 



Sub. F. Anatins. True Ducks. 



XLIII. I. ened. Duck and drake. ME. ened, ende ; 

 OHG. anut, anit ; G. ente ; L. anas. Ened was the com- 

 mon name for duck in OE., duce being found only once. 

 Bones of the common wild duck [anas boschas) have been 

 found in Eng. peat bogs. 



WW. 131. 24: anas, ened; 258.9: anatis ~; 258. 10, 318. g, 349. 24, 

 JS.. Gr. 25. 6: aneta ~; 258. 11, 434. 22: larax ~ ; Cp. A. 569: ancta, 

 enid ; Ep. 17 : ~ aenid ; Er. 17 : ~ aenit ; ZdA. 240. 21, WW. 284. 10 : ~ 

 sened ; ZdA. 240. 22, WW. 284. 11 : uel anax, aened ; Lchdm. 2. 196. 20 : 

 aened ; Cod. Dip. i. 258. 5 : o3 enede mere ; 5. 216. 35 : to enedforda. 



2. duce. Duck; found only in genitive ; lit. 'aducker,' 

 <; *ducan, to duck. In ME. there are three types: dukke, 

 duk, corresponding to Mod.E. duck; doke, dook ; douke, 

 dowke. 



