preserves the importance the original office. The Umbrian filia sus is a sucking pig. That so expressive and widespread a name as was given to the Aryan horse has not been preserved in common use among the Teutons is intelligible, and points to the east and open plain as its home. The Romance dialects have dropped the common Latin equus, while modern current Gael. and Ir. prefer capull and garron. That the initial aspirate in Greek is wrong is shown by such names as Aristippus.
5. Wild Animals.
Beast=O.E. deer, θήρ (θηρ) L. fera, Sl. zveri, Go. dius. Bear=shining, S. riksha (arksa), ἄρκτος, L. ursus (urcsus), Lit. lokis, Ir. art. Wolf=tearer, robber, S. vrika (Ved.=enemy). λύκος, L. lupus, Sl. vluku, C. fael, Go. wulfs. Mouse=thief, S. mûsh, μῦς, L. mus, Sl. misi, A.S. mûs, pl. —i, mys (mice=mise), L. mus-culus (muscle, creeping thing under the skin). Hare=cleft (nose), S. çaça (çasa), S. "man in moon" is hare in the moon, Sl. sasins, T. haso, hare. Serpent=(a) throttler, constrictor, S. ahi (aghi), ἔχις, (viper), L. anguis, Lit. angis, ἔγχελυς=anguilla (eel), C. escuing (water-snake), M.E. el (agla), Ger. Aal; (b) creeper, S. sarpa ἑρπετόν, serpens.
6. Birds.
Bird, generally, S. vi, οἰ-ωνός, L. avis, ovum, Sl. aje, T. ei (egg), pl. eigir.
Goose=gaping, laughing, S. hamsa (ghansa), χήν, L. anser, C. geiss (swan), Russ. gus', Bohemian hus (cf. John Huss), O.H.G. Kans, A.S. gós (gans). Duck, S. âti. L. anat—, νῖττα (ανετια), Lit. antis, O.H.G. Anut, Ger. Ente, O.E. ened, M.E. ened, d-rake (end-rik=duck-king). Crow=(a) noisy, S. kârava, κόραζ, L. corvus, O.H.G. Hraban, raven, L. crep-are, make a noise; (b) croaker, S. kruç (croak), Sl. kruk, C. cru, O.H.G. Hruoh, rook. Crane=calling, Z. krounkn, γέρανος, L. grus, C. garan, Sl. zervi, A.S. cran. Cuckoo, S. kokilá, κόκκυζ, L. cuculus, Sl. kukavica, C. cuach, T. kuckuk, Sc. gowk (gauche, gawky). Owl, S. uluka, ὀλολυγία, L. ulûcus, Sc. hoolet.
