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TIT. I. COMPARATIVE ETYMOLOGY.
D s. XIX. Change Of
The Labial Letters
p. B. F. (orPh) V- M.
F ckangdinto S »»• Z.
W. Furn, An Oven ; Ir. Sorn.
W.Fvft, A Flail i Ir. Suyft.
W.Feneftr, A Windo-w; Ir. Sei-
nillr.
^\^ Fruyii, A Bridle i Ir. Srlan.
VV. Frouylh, A Whip ; Ir. Sroal.
W. Fon, A Staff i ir Son,<iP»/i?.
L. Falcc , Bclg Zeckel , Engl. A
Sickle,
F changditito V Confimat.
W. Furn, An Oven ; Corn. Forn
\\'.¥orx< A Fork i Com. Vorh.
So FYtt,vvft,(^c
t Engl.' Afene, The River Avon.
fEngl. Andefcr, Andover.
t Engl. Defna-Scire, Devonjhirc, &
Defenifc, one of that Coiintrey.
f Engl. EfcilLim, Evejham.
fEngl. G'i.'iaMoid, Gavel ford.
t Engl. RacuU-caafter, Reciiher.
t Engl. Swefas , The Swevians, or
Inhabitants (?/"Schwabenland in
Germany. So Aefcn, Evening ;
Harfeft, Harvefli GMc.Glove,
&:c. But perhaps the Letter F
Tvas formerly pro7ioimc'd as V con-
Jon a7it i t ho fame of the Common
People of the JVeJlern Counties pro-
Tiou7icing yet !■ bur , vor , Five ,
veiv, &c. Seem to imply that the
old pronunciation ( at leajl that
amongthe Weft-Saxons ) has been
alter'd.
Gr. <l>iT>i;,L3t. Vates.
Gr. <l>i/TO«. Lat. Vejica.
Gr. S^J-w. Lat. I'efpa.
Gr.*«3A«?, Lat.^/w
In the Irilll Language, -when in the^
primary life of -words, the Letter F
is the Initial ; it's frequently changd
into V . and jbmetimes omitted: As
Fad, Lovgi A vad o hoin, Long
fince ; Ro ad, Ferv long, &c. but in
the WclOi, Cornifli and Armoric,
it never alters.
V Confonant chang'd into B.
The changing ofV Confonant into
B as -well as the contrary ; is fo eafy
an Alteration, that I jhall only ex-
emplify in fame Ancient bijcriptions;
and the like occurr fo frequently that
the Romans feem to have iis'd thefe
Letters indifferently.
Hic Se BIVO O.MNiBvs Svis
Bene Fecit. Fabr. p. 21. N 92-
De Nil In Nil Qvi BID IT
BoNi Nil BIX IT AN. 11. m.
II. Di. XXI. OR. III. lb. N. 9+. & p.
61. N.^fJo.
BALERiysD.\^^AsEr Ostilia
Hermione Fecervnt Sibi Et Sv-
is, ^c — BETO HvNC MoNv-
j MENTVM NeQVK VeNDERE NeQ^'E
IDonare. lb. N. 3^^.
1 Vlpivs Aepictetvs Avg. Lib.
IsEl^IBrS CONPARABIT
I Sibi Et VlpiaE Sabinae Conivgi
ISvaec^c. F- S-- N. 118.
I PirpinivsAlphvs Sibi BIF;'^
Fecit. p.8?.N. i^z.
_QvoD SiQvi Vltimvs Ex No-
ObsXIX. Change Of
The Labial Letters
p. B. F. (or ph. ) V. M.
mine PoSTERORVMQyE EoRVM AlI-
enare BOLFERIT, Damnatvs
EsTo Collegio Ivmentariorvm
Qvi Est In Cisiaris Tibvrtinis
HERcvLisdf''^. lb. 91. N. 179.
— Itaqve Si Post Obitv.m No-
STRVM VOLVERIT BEND ERE
HaC DoNARE VoLVERlT InFERET
Arce Pontificvm SS. Centvmi-
lia nvvimvm.
H.M. H.N.S. p. 92. N. 190.
j^elio Cogitato Veterano
AvGG. N.N. Qvi Vix Ann. xxxx.
Mensib. X. DiEB. viiii. Et MI-
LITABIT Ai^msxviii&c. p.
ir- N. 7(j.
— Si Qvis AvtemLocvm Istvm
BIOLAFERIT, Partem Ab-
EAT CvM IVDA g^f . p. I ID, N .272.
In freta dum fluvii current, dum
montibus nmbrse
Luftrabunt conbexai polus dum
fidcra pafcent ;
Semper amor decufque tuum
laudelque manebunt-
O dulcis conjux teneris erepta
Tub annis
Extinxifti hic meque fimul ma-
tremque patremquc.
Flavius Paregorius inimitabili
conjugi fecit. p. 191. N.^+S'.
Nevia SEBERA Cogvgi
DvLcissiMo o'c. p. 269. N. 126.
V. & Reines. p. 5 1(). N . 16.
BALERIO CrispoCondam
MiLiTi Fecit Vene Merenti.
Reines. p 542. N. 7+.
V ConJ. cha7tg'd into F.
This is alfofo Obvious, as to need
?iot 7nuch exemplifying.
Lat Vices, Fr.Fois; Clavis, c/i?fi
Navis, Nefi Bovis, Bteuf.Scc.
V Conf. chang'd into G.
The Examples produced by Me-
nagius in his Principes de T art des
Etymologies, of the Initial V. in
L atin words cha?ig'd by the French
into G. as Vafco, Gafion i Vailare,
Gdter i Vagina, Game; Vifcus ,
Gui; Vefpa, Guepej^Vadum, Gue,
&c, I have already plac'deljewhere,
viz amo7igE the Palatal Letters pre-
mis'd, p. 9.OBS. Vlll. ForwefiTid
that in fuch words the V confonant
is only chang'd to an U vowel, and
the Initial G is a common Addition,
amonjl the Italians , Spaniards ,
French atid Britans ; unlejs wejkould
Juppoje with the Learned Father
Pezron, that the Greeks and Ro-
mans omitted it in the words they
borrow'd from the Celtie : for he
derives ( jimongll fever al other Ex-
amples ) Venus from our Guen or
Guener. Ce nom Jaies he ; a die
forme fur le Celtique Vener ou
Guener; ce qui veut proprement
dire una perfonne blanche & bel-
le, ^f. *
• Aritiquite de la Langus, 8c de la Na-
tion des celtes. Tjb. de mois Latins pris
de la Langue des Celiei ou Gautois.
Obs. XIX. Change Of
The Initial Letters
p. b. F. (or Ph. J V. M.
The other Examples in Menagius
are
Lat. Solvo, Ital. Scio/go.
Lat. Volvo, Ital Folgo.
Lat. Calvus, Span, cialgo; wheuce
Murcielago, A Bat.
V Coxf. chang'd into H.
Vagus, Fr. Hagard Id.
Lat. Veredus, Fr. Hedard. An old
French word which fig7iified a
Horfe. Id.
V Conf. chajig'd into M.
If we allow of the above mentio7id
Abbot Pezron's Pofition; we have
\71fi7ute Examples of this ; fuch as
( to ijiftance in a few ) W . Krav ,
Gar lick ; Gr. Kjoftw; W.Kuruv,
Ak i Gr. vulg. Ki^fA, i Corn. & W .
fKalav, Gr. KiA««.«i Lat Cul-
mus j W. Tav, Taui, Toui, Teivi,
Dyvi, ^c. Names of Rivers , Gr.
Uom/ASi; W.Avon, A River, Lat.
Amnisi W. Fyrv, Lat Forma &i
F.rmus And the fa7ne is likewife ob-
fervable in reffeB of the Teutonic ;
whom he alfo contends to have bor-
row'd 7i!uch from the old Celtx;
W. D6v,Germ. Zahm,'Qe\g.Tam;
}Lng\.Tamei ir.Savra [W Hav]
Belg. Somer , Germ. & Engl. Sum-
men W. & Ir Krav, fEngl.
Hromfa, Sc Mod. Ramfons : and
he7ice perhaps the old Britijl) Savr
& Havr, ( whence Sabrina & Hav-
ren ) were chang'd t7ito Humber &
Summer-&/ ; as 'tis certain Tavuys
&Dyved were, into Thamefis &
Dimetae.
W. Trev , A Houfe or Home; Ir.
Dream, a Tribe or Fa7nily.
Lat. Varicare , Fr. Marcher ; Me-
nag. Tho' I had rather with Tri-
bouet (*) derive this from the
old Celtique ( and our Britijh )
MiT>:,whe7jce the Irifl.i Marchuia
[ S. W. MarAJgay ] To ride : and
as for Varus (whence varicare j
it Jeems but the fame with our
Weljh Guyr, Crooked. Vid. p. 9.
col 3.
Lat. Vimen, Span. Mimbre; &c.
Lat.Divulgo & Dimulgo. Cic.
Lat. Provulgo dc Pro7mtlgo.
Lat. Avita & Amita.
V C07if. changd into P.
Lat. Vefpertilio, Ital. PipiflreUo;
& Opilio quafi ovilio. VofT
V Co7if. changd into U Vovel.
W. Avon, A River ; Corn, Auan.
Arm. Aun.
W Skyvarnog, A Hare; Corn.
Skvuarnak.
\V.6\zn,Fear; Corn. Oun.
W .T^vod,ATongue; Arm.Teout.
W. Pryv, A Worm; Arm. PreU :
Preu Skier, a Glow-worm.
W. Skyvarn, An Ear; Arm. Skfl-
arn.
WGuevys, A Lip; Arm. Gieys.
• Traa. de Rep. & Lingua Francica.
W. Barv,
TIT. I. COMPARATIVE ETYMOLOGY.
D s. XIX. Change Of
The Labial Letters
p. B. F. (orPh) V- M.
F ckangdinto S »»• Z.
W. Furn, An Oven ; Ir. Sorn.
W.Fvft, A Flail i Ir. Suyft.
W.Feneftr, A Windo-w; Ir. Sei-
nillr.
^\^ Fruyii, A Bridle i Ir. Srlan.
VV. Frouylh, A Whip ; Ir. Sroal.
W. Fon, A Staff i ir Son,<iP»/i?.
L. Falcc , Bclg Zeckel , Engl. A
Sickle,
F changditito V Confimat.
W. Furn, An Oven ; Corn. Forn
\\'.¥orx< A Fork i Com. Vorh.
So FYtt,vvft,(^c
t Engl.' Afene, The River Avon.
fEngl. Andefcr, Andover.
t Engl. Defna-Scire, Devonjhirc, &
Defenifc, one of that Coiintrey.
f Engl. EfcilLim, Evejham.
fEngl. G'i.'iaMoid, Gavel ford.
t Engl. RacuU-caafter, Reciiher.
t Engl. Swefas , The Swevians, or
Inhabitants (?/"Schwabenland in
Germany. So Aefcn, Evening ;
Harfeft, Harvefli GMc.Glove,
&:c. But perhaps the Letter F
Tvas formerly pro7ioimc'd as V con-
Jon a7it i t ho fame of the Common
People of the JVeJlern Counties pro-
Tiou7icing yet !■ bur , vor , Five ,
veiv, &c. Seem to imply that the
old pronunciation ( at leajl that
amongthe Weft-Saxons ) has been
alter'd.
Gr. <l>iT>i;,L3t. Vates.
Gr. <l>i/TO«. Lat. Vejica.
Gr. S^J-w. Lat. I'efpa.
Gr.*«3A«?, Lat.^/w
In the Irilll Language, -when in the^
primary life of -words, the Letter F
is the Initial ; it's frequently changd
into V . and jbmetimes omitted: As
Fad, Lovgi A vad o hoin, Long
fince ; Ro ad, Ferv long, &c. but in
the WclOi, Cornifli and Armoric,
it never alters.
V Confonant chang'd into B.
The changing ofV Confonant into
B as -well as the contrary ; is fo eafy
an Alteration, that I jhall only ex-
emplify in fame Ancient bijcriptions;
and the like occurr fo frequently that
the Romans feem to have iis'd thefe
Letters indifferently.
Hic Se BIVO O.MNiBvs Svis
Bene Fecit. Fabr. p. 21. N 92-
De Nil In Nil Qvi BID IT
BoNi Nil BIX IT AN. 11. m.
II. Di. XXI. OR. III. lb. N. 9+. & p.
61. N.^fJo.
BALERiysD.\^^AsEr Ostilia
Hermione Fecervnt Sibi Et Sv-
is, ^c — BETO HvNC MoNv-
j MENTVM NeQVK VeNDERE NeQ^'E
IDonare. lb. N. 3^^.
1 Vlpivs Aepictetvs Avg. Lib.
IsEl^IBrS CONPARABIT
I Sibi Et VlpiaE Sabinae Conivgi
ISvaec^c. F- S-- N. 118.
I PirpinivsAlphvs Sibi BIF;'^
Fecit. p.8?.N. i^z.
_QvoD SiQvi Vltimvs Ex No-
ObsXIX. Change Of
The Labial Letters
p. B. F. (or ph. ) V. M.
mine PoSTERORVMQyE EoRVM AlI-
enare BOLFERIT, Damnatvs
EsTo Collegio Ivmentariorvm
Qvi Est In Cisiaris Tibvrtinis
HERcvLisdf''^. lb. 91. N. 179.
— Itaqve Si Post Obitv.m No-
STRVM VOLVERIT BEND ERE
HaC DoNARE VoLVERlT InFERET
Arce Pontificvm SS. Centvmi-
lia nvvimvm.
H.M. H.N.S. p. 92. N. 190.
j^elio Cogitato Veterano
AvGG. N.N. Qvi Vix Ann. xxxx.
Mensib. X. DiEB. viiii. Et MI-
LITABIT Ai^msxviii&c. p.
ir- N. 7(j.
— Si Qvis AvtemLocvm Istvm
BIOLAFERIT, Partem Ab-
EAT CvM IVDA g^f . p. I ID, N .272.
In freta dum fluvii current, dum
montibus nmbrse
Luftrabunt conbexai polus dum
fidcra pafcent ;
Semper amor decufque tuum
laudelque manebunt-
O dulcis conjux teneris erepta
Tub annis
Extinxifti hic meque fimul ma-
tremque patremquc.
Flavius Paregorius inimitabili
conjugi fecit. p. 191. N.^+S'.
Nevia SEBERA Cogvgi
DvLcissiMo o'c. p. 269. N. 126.
V. & Reines. p. 5 1(). N . 16.
BALERIO CrispoCondam
MiLiTi Fecit Vene Merenti.
Reines. p 542. N. 7+.
V ConJ. cha7tg'd into F.
This is alfofo Obvious, as to need
?iot 7nuch exemplifying.
Lat Vices, Fr.Fois; Clavis, c/i?fi
Navis, Nefi Bovis, Bteuf.Scc.
V Conf. chang'd into G.
The Examples produced by Me-
nagius in his Principes de T art des
Etymologies, of the Initial V. in
L atin words cha?ig'd by the French
into G. as Vafco, Gafion i Vailare,
Gdter i Vagina, Game; Vifcus ,
Gui; Vefpa, Guepej^Vadum, Gue,
&c, I have already plac'deljewhere,
viz amo7igE the Palatal Letters pre-
mis'd, p. 9.OBS. Vlll. ForwefiTid
that in fuch words the V confonant
is only chang'd to an U vowel, and
the Initial G is a common Addition,
amonjl the Italians , Spaniards ,
French atid Britans ; unlejs wejkould
Juppoje with the Learned Father
Pezron, that the Greeks and Ro-
mans omitted it in the words they
borrow'd from the Celtie : for he
derives ( jimongll fever al other Ex-
amples ) Venus from our Guen or
Guener. Ce nom Jaies he ; a die
forme fur le Celtique Vener ou
Guener; ce qui veut proprement
dire una perfonne blanche & bel-
le, ^f. *
• Aritiquite de la Langus, 8c de la Na-
tion des celtes. Tjb. de mois Latins pris
de la Langue des Celiei ou Gautois.
Obs. XIX. Change Of
The Initial Letters
p. b. F. (or Ph. J V. M.
The other Examples in Menagius
are
Lat. Solvo, Ital. Scio/go.
Lat. Volvo, Ital Folgo.
Lat. Calvus, Span, cialgo; wheuce
Murcielago, A Bat.
V Coxf. chang'd into H.
Vagus, Fr. Hagard Id.
Lat. Veredus, Fr. Hedard. An old
French word which fig7iified a
Horfe. Id.
V Conf. chajig'd into M.
If we allow of the above mentio7id
Abbot Pezron's Pofition; we have
\71fi7ute Examples of this ; fuch as
( to ijiftance in a few ) W . Krav ,
Gar lick ; Gr. Kjoftw; W.Kuruv,
Ak i Gr. vulg. Ki^fA, i Corn. & W .
fKalav, Gr. KiA««.«i Lat Cul-
mus j W. Tav, Taui, Toui, Teivi,
Dyvi, ^c. Names of Rivers , Gr.
Uom/ASi; W.Avon, A River, Lat.
Amnisi W. Fyrv, Lat Forma &i
F.rmus And the fa7ne is likewife ob-
fervable in reffeB of the Teutonic ;
whom he alfo contends to have bor-
row'd 7i!uch from the old Celtx;
W. D6v,Germ. Zahm,'Qe\g.Tam;
}Lng\.Tamei ir.Savra [W Hav]
Belg. Somer , Germ. & Engl. Sum-
men W. & Ir Krav, fEngl.
Hromfa, Sc Mod. Ramfons : and
he7ice perhaps the old Britijl) Savr
& Havr, ( whence Sabrina & Hav-
ren ) were chang'd t7ito Humber &
Summer-&/ ; as 'tis certain Tavuys
&Dyved were, into Thamefis &
Dimetae.
W. Trev , A Houfe or Home; Ir.
Dream, a Tribe or Fa7nily.
Lat. Varicare , Fr. Marcher ; Me-
nag. Tho' I had rather with Tri-
bouet (*) derive this from the
old Celtique ( and our Britijh )
MiT>:,whe7jce the Irifl.i Marchuia
[ S. W. MarAJgay ] To ride : and
as for Varus (whence varicare j
it Jeems but the fame with our
Weljh Guyr, Crooked. Vid. p. 9.
col 3.
Lat. Vimen, Span. Mimbre; &c.
Lat.Divulgo & Dimulgo. Cic.
Lat. Provulgo dc Pro7mtlgo.
Lat. Avita & Amita.
V C07if. changd into P.
Lat. Vefpertilio, Ital. PipiflreUo;
& Opilio quafi ovilio. VofT
V Co7if. changd into U Vovel.
W. Avon, A River ; Corn, Auan.
Arm. Aun.
W Skyvarnog, A Hare; Corn.
Skvuarnak.
\V.6\zn,Fear; Corn. Oun.
W .T^vod,ATongue; Arm.Teout.
W. Pryv, A Worm; Arm. PreU :
Preu Skier, a Glow-worm.
W. Skyvarn, An Ear; Arm. Skfl-
arn.
WGuevys, A Lip; Arm. Gieys.
• Traa. de Rep. & Lingua Francica.
W. Barv,
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