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tlieir expansive surfnce, and their unfoìdìììg. The teiins
seem to be related to in>.ou, to unfold, declare, make known;
^■ηλος, open, known, manifest. This conjecture is reinforced
by the Celtic language, Avhich certainly contains many
Greek primitives.
Irish, Dail, he hath opened, unfolded, given, distributed,
divided: Dailthe, (part of the same verb) unfolded, di-
vided, dealt, distributed.
Welsh, Delltu to open, split, divide ; make into ahingles,
flakes, or laths: Dellt, Lanima-, fakes, shingles, split
hoards, lattices, lath. These words, surelt/, liave no re-
ference to the character Δ.
Sclavon. Djeliti, to divide; Dil, Ά portion ;
Diglien, divided, laid open.
See De Gebelin, Mojide Prim. V. III. IQó.
G.
Pronounced as in Go.
The mechanical formation of this power, and ift natural
aptitude to describe the ideas of appetite, a grasp, adhesion,
cohesion, mutual attachment, compensation, 8cc. have al-
ready been treated of, in Sect. 1.
Its Bardic name is Gi {y7) which implies a sinew, or
tendon — the cause of connection and cohesion in the
joints.
Its symbol was the Ivif, a plant peculiarly disposed to
enibrnic, and adhere to the tree, bv which it is supported.