Ir. means 'Old Irish' as in Thurneysen Gr., Vendryes Gr., and Windisch , Irische Texte . Ml. and Mn. Ir. are so named. O.E. ' Old English ' = Anglo-Saxon. O.H.G. ' Old High German '. Gathav. 'Gathic Avestic', Oldest Avestic . Hes(ych). designates forms and meanings from the Lexicon of Hesychius