frangir , to break, frangere ; affurer , to steal, fur ; cadene , chain, catena . There is one word which crops up in every language of the continent, with a sort of mysterious power and authority. It is the word magnus ; the Scotchman makes of it his mac , which designates the chief of the clan; Mac-Farlane, Mac-Callumore, the great Farlane, the great Callumore; 66 slang turns it into meck and later le meg