129. Brand, ii. 302, "Camp." Strutt, p. 78.—Ancient Greek, Pollux, ix. 104.—Icelandic and Low-German, Weinhold, Altnord. Leben, p. 292. Egils Saga, ch. 40.
130. Games of ball played with the hand are, of course, universal.
131. Strutt, p. 381 (new ed.). Strutt, p. 76. Bradford's History of Plymouth (ed. by Ch. Deane, Boston, 1856), p. 112. Ducange, under Pelota. Wirt Sikes, British Goblins, p. 272.
132. German (Austria), Vernaleken, p. 2. (Schleswig-Holstein), Handelmann, p. 88, "Stehball." (Switzerland), Rochholz, p. 388.
136. Jamieson gives Scotch name as "Shinty."—Italian, Ferraro, G. Monfer., No. 38.
137. German, Vernaleken, p. 9.—French, Celnart, p. 69.—Italian, Ferraro, G. Monfer., No. 23, "Le Pietruzze."
138. German, Vernaleken, p. 10. Rochholz, p. 389.
139. German, Vernaleken, p. 11. Rochholz, p. 399.
140. German, Vernaleken, p. 15.—The American word "Cat" ("one old cat," "two old cat," etc.) is explained by the Flemish "Caetsen, Ketsen," the common name of the game of ball in the Netherlands, Hor. Belg., vi. 177.
141. German, names of "marbles." "Schnell-Kügelchen" (15th century), "Schusser," "Löper," also "Marmeln," the latter when made of marble. A MS. of the 15th century mentions "the yellow glass used for the little yellow balls with which schoolboys play, and which are very cheap," Rochholz, p. 421.—Playing marbles (kluckern) in the streets was forbidden on pain of torture, by the Reformers in Zurich, A.D. 1530.—The general name in North Friesland is "Rollkugle," "rollballs."—French name, "billes;" see Celnart and Belèze for description of games. The game of Roman boys with nuts, from which marbles is probably derived, is still played in the Netherlands, Hor. Belg., vi. 182. Nuts are also used instead of marbles in Italy, Gianandrea, No. 20.