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Registers each form here cited, so that it is perfectly easy for any one At the same time, a reference has in every case beenĬarefully given to the particular Glossarial Index which

It would be highly desirable to bring the very useful information thusĪlready collected under one alphabet, and this has now beenĮffected. Glossaries to these books together fill more than 370 pages ofĬlosely-printed type in double columns.

The most important literary monuments of this period and the three Together supply no less than sixty-seven characteristic extracts from Hand-books containing Specimens of English (from 1150 down to 1580) Glossaries, explaining all the important words, with exact references to Issued by the Clarendon Press all of which are furnished with Inexpensive volumes illustrative of the Middle-English period have been The scope of this volume will be best understood by an explanation of Middle-English period, and the plan of it differs in several respects The book which has generally been found of mostĪssistance to the learner is probably Halliwell’s Dictionary of ArchaicĪnd Provincial Words but this is not specially confined to the Middle-English, whereas Stratmann is somewhat deficient in respect of Lastly, we have paid special attention to the French element in Numerous and expensive publications of the Early English Text Society. Moreover, with regard to authorities, we refer in theĬase of the great majority of our forms to a few, cheap, easilyĪccessible works, whereas Stratmann’s authorities are mainly the Is generally the oldest form in which it appears, frequently one of the Plowman in Stratmann, on the other hand, the form chosen as Main Word Typical of the forms or spellings of the period of Chaucer and Piers We have chosen as our Main Words, where possible, the most Supply a deficiency, as it differs from Stratmann’s Dictionary in many This is a valuable work, and is indispensableįor the more advanced student. That has been carried on to the end of the alphabet is that by the lateĭr. Has only reached the end of the letter H and it is probable that it The best Middle-English Dictionary, that by Dr. Of the words most essential to their purpose. Study of Middle-English, and who find a difficulty in obtaining suchĪssistance as will enable them to find out the meanings and etymologies Meet, in some measure, the requirements of those who wish to make some Oxford AT THE CLARENDON PRESS M DCCC LXXXVIII London HENRY FROWDE Verstegan, Restitution of Decayed Intelligence, ch. “These our Ancient Words here set down, I trust will for this time satisfie the Reader.” Produced by Greg Lindahl and PG Distributed Proofreaders,Īnzia Kraus of the CWRU Library, and Louise HopeĪ Concise Dictionary of Middle English BY THE REV. *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK A CONCISE DICTIONARY OF MIDDLE ENGLISH *** Title: A Concise Dictionary of Middle English To check the laws of the country where you are located before using this ebook. If you are not located in the United States, you'll have

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