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But at this question, Queequeg, who had twice or thrice before taken part in similar ceremonies, looked no ways abashed; but taking the offered pen, copied upon the paper, in the proper place, an exact counterpart of a queer round figure which was tattooed upon his arm; so that through Captain Peleg's obstinate mistake touching his appellative, it stood something like this: Quohog. his X mark.

Tithaeus is probably for Tathaeus, which would be readily formed from tatka, "one who makes." Finally, Zanasanes may be referred to the root zan or jan, "to kill," which is perhaps simply followed by the common appellative suffix -ana.

Was it, after all, only by chance that she had so tenderly pronounced his name, and had that familiar appellative only been drawn from her involuntarily because of her surprise at beholding his unexpected presence at her bedside? Regarding the matter from this point of view, the whole romance that he had constructed on a fragile foundation had really never existed save in his own imagination!

He had returned from India rolling in gold; for some great princess or other I think they called her a Begum or a Glumdrum, or other such like Gulliverian appellative had been singularly fond of him, and had loaded him in early life with favours not only kisses, and so forth, but jewellery and gold pagodas.

"She is not particularly little," said Rossitur, with a dryness that somehow lacked any savour of gratification. "She is of a most fair stature," said Thorn; "I did not mean anything against that; but there are characters to which one gives instinctively a softening appellative." "Are there?" said Charlton. "Yes. She is a lovely little creature."

This name is probably meant to imply the Trucheman, Dragoman, or interpreter; and from the strange appellative, Man of God, he may have been a monk from Constantinople, with a Greek name, having that signification: perhaps Theander E. Cherson or Kersona, called likewise Scherson, Schursi, and Gurzi.

It is remarkable that a law of King Ina orders the care and education of foundlings to be regulated by their beauty. They cherished their hair to a great length, and were extremely proud and jealous of this natural ornament. Some of their great men were distinguished by an appellative taken from the length of their hair.

That nothing may be omitted, which has a relation to the antiquities of Scandinavia, I intend to add what is contained in Strabo, Pliny, Tacitus, Ptolemæus, and those who have written since, as Helmoldus, Eginhart, Adam of Bremen, and others. We shall add, at the end, the appellative names contained in the laws, with their original and explication.

"Solid St. George," was his appellative by his friends, and his enemies did not grudge him the title. The third was the minister for ; and the fourth was Clarence's friend, Lord Aspeden. Now this nobleman, blessed with a benevolent, smooth, calm countenance, valued himself especially upon his diplomatic elegance in turning a compliment.

Thus Achilles may as easily mean 'holder of the people' as 'holder of stones, i.e. a River-god! Max Muller replies, perhaps not, as far as the phonetic rules go 'which determine the formation of appellative nouns. It, indeed, would be extraordinary if it were. . . . The phonetic rules in Hottentot may also suggest difficulties to a South African Curtius!

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