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2. Swedish y passes into cu (first = e + French u, as often 



among the Swiss now, afterwards = our oi) in the — 

 A.-S. fiji\ Dan. and Sw. fyr [Eng. fire], Ger. feucr ; 

 A.-S. Dan. Ayre, Sw. liym [Eng. Az're], Ger. 



(obsolete) heiccr ; and Ice. Z^/y/^^^ (barter), Dan. hytte 

 (barter, booty), Sw. hytc (barter, share, booty), Ger. 

 heute (booty). 



3. Anglo-Saxon y and Swedish it {= French u + U) are 



interchanged with cm in — A.-S. hyd, Dan. and Sw. 

 hud, O.H.G. hut, Ger. hctut : and Icelandic skncfa, 

 [E. sc7'civ], Sw. sh'itf, Ger. schrcmhe. 



The first syllable of Titaresios (see p. 90) is heard in the 

 jianies of three noted rivers in the larger Etruria — namely, the 

 Ticinus, Tifernus, and Tiber — of the Tibiscus in Dacia, the 

 Tilurius in Dalmatia, and the Timacus in Moesia. In Sardinia 

 we have the Thyrsi, reminding us of the Agathyrsi. 



On the motion of the Chairman, seconded by Lieut.-Colonel Alves, 

 the thanks of the INIeeting were unanimously accorded to the 

 author for his learned contribution to the history of the nations of 

 antiquity, and regret was expressed that time did not admit of 

 disc ussion. 



