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  ferula, 'ferula,' is perhaps connected with this word; base bhes.   , is derived rather, like, from (Swiss egge, pronounced ecke), but the pronunciation of the gg was softened in , probably on account of the spelling (see ); yet egge is also Livonian. In and  the harrow is called écke (in  also êke). The term for 'wheat' seems also to be influenced by  ', frô and  frauja, 'lord,' are cognate with  pûrva, pûrvya, and  prǔvǔ, 'first' ( frô, from frawan,  to pṛwo-,  frauja, from frawjan,  to pṛwyo;  pûrvya, as an attribute of the gods, corresponds to  Freyr .  ', read  giswëster.   ' may with  gnia, 'servant,' point to a common base, gnopot, gnepot.  ', if derived from  lêya, may be connected with  lia, 'hunger.'  , read  mîst ( to  mîst). 