The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Atrebates to Bedlis: Vol. 1 Part 3

explanation will appear when the mouse pointer is moved over the marked passage. THE NEW . GRESHAM ENCYCLOPEDIA The GRESHAM . PUBLISHING COMPANY . Limited 66 CHANDOS STREET . STRAND LONDON W.C.2. 1922 LIST OF PLATES AND MAPS PLATES Page Bacteria 348 MAPS IN COLOUR Australia 316 KEY TO PRONUNCIATION The method of marking pronunciations here employed is either (1) by marking the syllable on which the accent falls, or (2) by a simple system of transliteration, to which the following is the Key:— VOWELS ā, as in f a te, or in b a re. ä, as in a lms, Fr. â me, Ger. B a hn = á of Indian names. a ˙ , the same sound short or medium, as in Fr. b a l, Ger. M a nn. a, as in f a t. a , as in f a ll. a , obscure, as in rur a l, similar to u in b u t, ė in h e r: common in Indian names. ē, as in m e = i in mach i ne. e, as in m e t. ė, as in h e r. ī, as in p i ne, or as ei in Ger. m ei n. i, as in p i n, also used for the short sound corresponding to ē, as in French and Italian words. eu , a long sound as in Fr. j eû ne = Ger. long ö , as in S ö hne, G ö the (Goethe). eu, corresponding sound short or medium, as in Fr. p eu = Ger. ö short. ō, as in n o te, m oa n. o, as in n o t, s o ft—that is, short or medium. ö, as in m o ve, tw o . ū as in t u be. u, as in t u b: similar to ė and also to a . u , as in b u ll. ü, as in Sc. ab u ne = Fr. û as in d û , Ger. ü long as in gr ü n, B ü hne. u ˙ , the corresponding short or medium sound, as in Fr. b u t, Ger. M ü ller. oi, as in oi l. ou, as in p ou nd; or as au in Ger. H au s. CONSONANTS Of the consonants , b, d, f, h,…