360 Since the Preface has been printed, it has occurred to the writer that something, notwithstanding what is there stated, should be done, in conformity with the plan of the Work, towards fixing on the mind of the student the Greek names of plants and animals which have been left without any association. The reader accordingly is here presented with a fanciful method to that effect. Doubtless, it is objectionable as a general mode of learning the Greek or any other language; yet, in so dry and uninteresting a study as that of the foreign names of plants and animals, it may perhaps atone by its usefulness for any want of dignity which the fastidious scholar may find in it. aßpóTONON-&ßpóNOTON-NOTON, the South. Southernwood ἄγχουσα — ἄγχων, ἄγχουσα — ΑΛΚείδης ἄγχων τὸν λέοντα, Alcides strangling the lion. The herb ALKanet ΑΝΔΡάχνη-"ΑΝΔΡες Πέρσαι, οὕτω ὑμῖν ἔχει, Persians, thus it is with you: Herodotus I. 126. The herb Purs lain ΑΝΘΕρὶς — Pindar has λείριον "ΑΝΘΕμον, a flower as sweet as the lily Strew me the ground with daffadowndillies And cowslips and kingcups and lov'd lilies,' Spenser. The stalk of the daffodil or daffadowndilly "APKEYOos-"APXEY Távrov, & Zeu: Thou beginnest all things, o Jupiter. The juniper tree "APON—the a. 1. imperative of aïpw; I take away - rob. The herb wake-robin. The Latinarum,' formed from apov, seems now however to be the more generally-known botanical term 'AΣKáλaßos—' AŠKer, a water-newt. Written and pronounced also ASK in our northern countries,' T. A kind of newt, evet, or lizard axepdos, a wild pear. Transposed, äxpedos. Comp. ȧxpádos gen. of ἀχράς ἀχράς áкpas, pl. fem. acc. of "AKPOZ The ACROCeraunian Mountains in Epirus-pirus. A wild pear. Columella has: Arbutus, prunus, atque achrades piri' ΒΛΗχώ — ΒΛΗτο πόδας, He was wounded in his feet. The herb pudding-grass TAAErns-GALEa, a helmet- The helmets and the swords of the cavalry glittered in the sun.' The sword-fish TAɅewrns- The GALaxy powder'd with stars,' Milton. A starry lizard TEArts-GALGacus in the Agricola of Tacitus is supposed to be a Latin version of the SCOTCH name Wallace-The SCOTCH-language is the Gaëlic. A clove of garlic ΕΛΥμος-ΕΛΥθην ἄχεος, I was released from pain. The herb panic or pannic ἐρέβινθος—ὀρόβινθοςὄροβος 'EPEIK-EPEIKe, break. The plant broom 'EPINòs or 'EPINeòs-"EPIN accus. of epis, strife, contention, fight. The wild fig Opida a lettuce. A friend suggests a jocose derivation from epi-daž, from θέρος. and δάξω fut. of δάκνω. As that which is EATEN in the SUMMER-TIME 361 ΘΡΙσσα-ΘΡΙξ, gen. τριχόs, acc. τρίχα, tricha. The chad fish KNYZa-NYZa- The last NEWS from the army was that the enemy were fleeing in every direction.' The herb flee-bane KOMApos-COMA non tantùm est Capitis, sed etiam Arboris: COMA Arboreas mulceat aura is said not only of the hair but of a tree also. COMAs,' Ovid. The Arbutus or Strawberry-tree KOPts — CORposant or CORpusanse, corrupted from the Spanish cuerpo santo, corpus sanctum, holy body. A word used by mariners to denote luminous bodies about the masts and yards of ships; an ignis fatuus,' T. Saint-Saint-John-Saint-John's-wort KOPONews Finis CORONat opus.' The wild fig κόσσυφος : a blackbird. Perhaps fr. κόσσω=κόττω=κύπτω, fut. κόψω wh. κόψυχος, which see KPAAn-thus fancifully derived by Damm fr. KPA▲ía, heart: Cordis ferè figuram habens.' A fig leaf KPANeía-KAPNeía. The CORNel tree; which some derive fr. кpaveía KPHOμòs, CREThmus- The CRETans were remarkable for the use of the arrow, as the Baleares were for that of the sling,' Fac.Arrowὀϊστὸς, οἰστός. An oyster ΚΥΚΛάμινον—ΚΥΚΛος, a CYCLe of the sun and moon-σελήνη- βεκ Keσéλnvos, from BéккOS, bread. The herb sowbread KYIepos CUP-basin-a cup or basin of milk-yáλa. The herb galingaley KYTIPO CYPRUS Diva potens Cypri,' Horace. The herb privet KYTivos-To CUT across or against the grain-granum. A bud or flower of the pomegranate A ΚΩΛώτης-ΚΩΛον, a limb. A starry lizard MAPаopoMARish, the old word for MARsh, and used by Miltonfen. The herb fennel MEAI-MEAI, honey- Sweet as honey the cup of pleasure, tastes but it often turns to the cup of pain, and becomes as bitter as gall.' The herb panic or pannic MESS-medley. A medlar ་ píλag and ΣMIAα- SMILe you, my Lords, on this man's villainy The yew tree ་ oovis, a sheep- The sheep is of service to man in various ways The service tree ΠΑΡθένιον : The herb PARietary or pellitory ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡεών—ΠΕΡΙΣΤΕΡα, a dove. The herb vervain ПIEρo KOs: a PEaCOck. The Persian' bird 'PApavos: a RAdish σeurλov, TEYTλov" To TEW: to beat so as to soften. It is a naval expression applied to hemp: To tew hemp. Hence is, to TEWTaw: The method of tewtawing hemp and flax,' Mortimer," T. The herb beet or beetroot ΣKANA- Not SCANDalous or offensive unto any one, especially not unto the Church,' Hooker. The plant Chervil ПIZa to deSPISE-Anything worthless or despised is represented by chaff. The chaffinch ΣYPMAíα- άπóΣYPMA, id quod detractum sive ABRASUM est,' Scap.-ABRASUM is fr. rado. A kind of radish ΣΦΑΚος—ΣΦΑΧ p. of opάew, I KILL-The Arabs call a sage or experienced man a KILLER of things.' The herb sage EXIvos: a SQUII (SKI!!) 362 EXINOS-SKIN- Lentigo, a freckly or scurfy eruption on the SKIN,' T. Derived fr. lens, lentis, a lentil. For this disease blotches the SKIN with black or reddish spots in the manner of a lentil. The lentisck tree TRITAŋ— TRIGamus, qui tres conjuges vel simul vel successivè duxit,' Fac.: TRIGamus is said of one who has married three wives either simultaneously or successively. The mullet fish τροχίλος : Doubtless fr. τέτροχα pm. of τρέχω, I run. A wren Voo-Kuaμos: properly, HogBEAN. The plant HenBANE ANTITE---ANTITE-lotus. A flute from the lotus plant irra: the sole fish. It seems also to have been a souud made to cattle, like σίττα and ΨΥττα-Ψυχή, the soul 'NTIE-DOTIS, gen. of 'dos'—abl. pl. dOTIbus. A bustard. FINIS. |