CHAPTER XXXII.

ON DERIVATION AND INFLECTION.

425. Derivation 367 426. Classification of derived words 368 427. Words like _['a]bsent_ and _abs['e]nt_, &c. 369 {xxxiii} 428. Words like _churl_, _tail_, &c. 370 429. Forms like _tip_ and _top_, &c. 370 430. Obscure derivatives 370