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2. ragufinc. Akmd of fmch; <^ragu, lichen +Jinc, finch. 

 In two instances this word lias the same gloss as ceaffinc. 



WW. 357. 38: barrulus, ragufinc; Cp. B. 58; bariulus ~: WW. 260. 24.: 

 scutacus; ragohnc ; 289. Ig : scutaiis~. 



Sub. F. Fringillins. True Finches. 

 Gen. Fringilla. Chaffinches. 



VIII. ceafifinc. Chaffinch (^fringilla ccelebs); <^ ceaf, 

 cha.S + fine, finch; so called from its delighting in chaff, 

 or rather in grain. Cf. late L. ndime. fur furio, irom furfur, 

 bran. ME. chaffynche. Ceaffinc is not recognized as an 

 OE. word by the N. E. Diet., the Cent. Diet, or Skeat, 

 but it appears once in an nth cent, gloss. It is noted by 

 Zupitza in Herrig's Archiv 76. 206. 



ZdA, 241. 50: scutacis, ceafBnc. 



Gen. Carduelis. Goldfinches. 



IX. goldfinc. Goldfinch {carduelis carduelis); <^gold, 

 gold +^«c, finch. M'E. goldfinch. 



WW. 132. 27, 356 29 . auricinctus, goldfinc ; 132. 22 : Jlorentius ~; 132. 27 : 

 cintus uel frugellus ~ ; 260. 35, 405. 19: Jlorulus'^. 



Gen. Cannabina. Linnets. 



X. I. linete. '\J\nnzX. [cannabina cannabina); <^L,. linum, 

 flax ; so called from its feeding on flaxseed. (Cf. F. linoite) ; 

 Cf. G. hdnfling, linnet <Z.hanf, hemp; ME. linet, lynet. 



WW. 286. 21 : cardtlla, linece. 



2. linetwige. Linnet; </?«, f[?Lx + twige, of uncertain 

 origin. In prov. English and Scotch, lintwhite, lintywhite ; 

 ME. lyntquhite. 



WW. 132. 29, 363. 2: carduelis. linetwige; WW. 404. 7: fronulus ~\ Cp. 

 F. 314: ~ lineiuigle ; C. 147 : carduelis, linetuige ; Er. 309 : ~ linaethuigae. 



3. t5isteltwige. Linnet; <^ thistel, thistle + ^ze/«;^^, of 

 unknown origin. Cf. G. distelfink. 



WW. 260.28: cardella, Sisteltwige ; Cp. C. 122; ~ Bisteltuige ; Ld. 220: 

 ~ distyltige ; ZdA. 241. 51 : ~ SSisaeltunga. 



