3. _With the ending er = Germ. wasser, Eng. water, &c._
_England._ The ODDER and the OTTER.
The WODER, Dorset. Woder, _Cod. Dip._
The ADUR in Sussex.
The VEDRA of Ptolemy, now the Wear, according to
Pott, comes in here.
_France._ ATURUS ant., now the ADOUR.
AUDURA ant., now the EURE.
_Germany._ ODORA ant., now the ODER.
WETTER(AHA), 8th cent., now the WETTER.[7]
4. _With the ending rn._[8]
_Germany._ ADRANA, 1st cent., now the EDER.
_Asia Minor._ The EDRENOS. Anc. Rhyndacus.
5. _With the ending el._
_Russia._ The VODLA. Lake and river.
To the above root I also put a form in _ed_, corresponding with Welsh
_eddain_, to flow, Ang.-Sax. _edre_, a water-course, &c.
1. _With the ending en._
_England._ The EDEN. Cumberland. Probably the Ituna of Ptolemy.
_Scotland._ The EDEN and the YTHAN.
_France._ The ITON. Joins the Eure.
2. _With the ending er._
_Scotland._ The ETTR(ICK). Joins the Tweed.
_Germany._ EITER(AHA), 8th cent. The EITR(ACH)[9], the EITER(ACH),
and the AITER(ACH).
_Denmark._ EIDORA ant., now the EIDER.
3. _With the ending el._
_England._ The IDLE. Notts.
4. _With the ending es._
_Germany._ IDASA, 11th cent., now the ITZ.
With the above may perhaps also be classed the Celtic _and_ or
_ant_,[10] to which Mone, (_Die Gallische sprache_), gives the meaning
of water.
1. _England._ The ANT. Norfolk.
2. _With the ending en._
_England._ The ANTON.[11] Hants.
3. _With the ending er._
_France._ ANDRIA ant. Now the Lindre.
4. _With the ending el._
_France._ The ANDELLE. Joins the Seine.
_Germany._ ANTIL(AHA), 10th cent., now the ANDEL(AU).
To the Celt. _dubr_, Welsh _dwfr_, water, are by common consent referred
the names in the second division of the undermentioned. But the forms
_dub_, _duv_, which in accordance with the general system here
advocated, I take to be the older and simpler form of the word, are, by
Zeuss (_Gramm. Celt._), as well as most English writers, referred to
Welsh _du_, Gael. _dubh_, black.
1. _England._ The DOVE. Staffordshire.
The DOW. Yorkshire.
_Wales._ TOBIUS ant., now the TOWY.
The DOVY, Merioneth.
_France._ DUBIS ant., now the DOUBS.
The DOUX, joins the Rhine.
2. _With the ending er, forming the Celtic dubr, Welsh dwfr._[12]
_Ireland._ DOBUR ant., retains its name.[13]
_France._ The TOUVRE.
_Germany._ DUBRA, 8th cent., now the TAUBER.
The DAUBR(AWA), Bohemia.
3. _With the ending es._
_Russia._ The DUBISSA.
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