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the Celtic mi.d Teutonic Lanrjuufje^ 211G3. Ciulcann and hoUi/.Cuileann (holly), in O. Gael, cuilenn, is cognate with A.S.holegn, holen (holly), Mid. Eng. holin, holyn, Mod. Eng. Iiallywith loss of final n. The Brit, forms are W. celyn, Corn, celin,Arm. kelen. The root is InU, possibly connected with Lat. culmus(a stalk). Cf. Skeat's Dictionary, s.v. holly.64. Gul and luheel ?CM (a chariot) is cognate with Ch.-Slav. kolo (wheel), Gr. kuXiw(I roll), with which Fick (Wort., ii. 76) has connected Ice. hjtU(wheel), A.S. lavcdl, Eng. wheel. The root is kul = lair, noticedunder cruinn ; but the Tent, words may, perhaps, belong to theroot kal=kar (to run).65. Cuach and O.H.G. gaioh.Guach (cuckoo) is connected with Gr. kokkv^ (cuckoo), Lat.cucAlus (cuckoo), Skr. kSkilas (cuculus niger), Lith. kiikuti (to crylike a cuckoo), Ch.-Slav. kukavica (cuckoo), O.H.G. gduh (cuckoo).The Teutonic word has g instead of regular h. The root, accordingto Curtius (Gr. Etym., p. 152), seems to be ku, Skr. kit, kdu-ti (toscream). The Brit, forms are W. cw/ (a cuckoo), Corn, cog, Ann.coucoicg.II.Words with c in the middle or at the end.66. O. Gael. acMos, decha, India, and Eng. teach.Adeos (I will decl-Are) = ad-decsii of which decsii=Gv. Sei^w(Stokes), decha = Lat. dicat (Windisch), and india = in-dis, ofwhich d^ = Sel^ei, fut. of SeiKwiui (I show, declare), cognatewithSkr. root dig, whence digdmi (I show, point out), digd (judgment),Lat. dico (I proclaim), JfwZc.*- (judge), Goth, teihan (to teach, shew),O.H.G. zihu (accuse), N.H.G. zcilien (to accuse), A.S. taecan (toteach), pp. taeht (taught), Eng. teach, taught. Indo-Europ. rootda^ (to show), another form of dik (to show).67. Achlais and O.H.G. ahsala (shoulder), uohsa (arm-pit).Achlais (arm-pit) is connected with Lat. dla for axla, axillaO.H.G. ahsala, uohsa. Cf. Curt. Gr. Etym., p. 131.68. Aisil and O.H.G. ahsa, 0. Eng. eax, Eng. axle.Aisil (an axle), with s for cs or ks (cf W. echel), is connectedwith Lat. axis (axle-tree), Gr. a^wv (axle), Sk)-. aksha-s (axle,wheel), Lith. aszls (axle), O.H.G. ahsa (axle), A.S. eax (axle), O.Eng. eax (axle), Eng. axle. See Lat. axilla, and the connectedwords (Curt. Gr. Etym., p. 131). But aisil may be a loan-word.