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Aiiidysix of Ptdrirlc's Hymn.. (UCobsaidecht (firmness, solidity, compactness), a derivative fromeohsakl = con-fos-ud (cf. Goid., p. 22) from root/os =/os.s (cf. Z., 42),cognate with Skr. root vas, vastu (place, house), Gr. aarv forFuarv (citj-), O.H.G. wist (mansion). To this root belong Gael.fois, in O. Gael, foss (rest, and dros (an abode) = ar-fo8s.Ailech (of rock), the gen. sing, of ail (rock, clift'), a c-stem.Cf. Ail-Cluude, now Dumbarton.Z)^, gen. sing, of Dm (God), = *dcva, a mas. a-.stem, cognatewith Skr. divas (God), Lith. diivas (God), Lat. deus and divus,Gv. S109 (heavenly).Domluamaracht (for my piloting, to pilot me) = do-m.-luamar-acht,the pref do, the infixed pron. m, the suffixes ar andacht, and luam (pilot) = *plauman from the root j^la noticedabove under luafhe. Cf. Beit, viii., 9.Cumachta for cumaclde (power), a neut. ia-stem = cu-machtefrom root mag, of which mamg is a nasalised form, cognatewith Skr. Tudh in mah-as (power), Gr. fiijx-o?, Mx-av (means),Goth, raag (I am able, possum), onahts (power), Ch.-Slav.mog-a (possum), A.S. maeg, magan (to be able), meahte(power), Eng. may, migJd. Cf. Curt. Gr. Etym., p. 335.JDomchumgabail (for my keeping, to keep me) = do-m-cumgab-ail,the prep, do, the infixed pron. m, the pref. cum = cov,the root gab, and the suff. ail (= *ali). The root gab wasnoticed above under fresgabail. Cumgabail, with m for n inpref. before g, is now cumail.Ciall (wisdom, sense) = W. invyll, a fem. a-stem, connected (cf.Beit. viii. 39) with Skr., root ci (to observe, perceive).(To be.continued.)MAR A CHAIDH AN TUAIRISGEUL MOR A CHURGU BAS.For thefoUomnrj West Highland Tale and translation, we are indebted to theRev. Mr. Campbell, Tiree.— Ed.[The following tale was written down some j'ears ago, inGaelic,from the dictation of John Campbell, Hianish, Island of Tiree.It has the chief or necessarv recommendation of whatever is