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A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language
by Walter W. Skeat
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| Editorial Review |
| This 1901 volume of A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language completely updates the classic reference work first published in 1882. Skeat provides a staggering number of words, including those most frequently used in everyday speech and those most prominent in literature. They appear along with their definitions, their language of origin, their roots, and their derivatives. Those who are fascinated with the English language will find much to explore here and many overlooked but interesting tidbits and treasures of an ever-evolving language. Walter W. Skeat was a scholar of Old English, mathematics, English place names, and Anglo-Saxon. He founded the English Dialect Society in 1873 and was a professor at Cambridge University. Skeat edited many classic works, including Lancelot of the Laik, Piers Plowman, The Bruce, Lives of Saints, and a seven-volume edition of Chaucer. |
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| Product Details |
- Publisher: Cosimo Classics
- ISBN-10: 1-59605-092-6
- ISBN-13: 978-1-59605-092-1
- Amazon.com Sales Rank #1203474
- Published on: April 15, 2005
- Number of items: 1
- Binding: Hardcover
- 684 pages
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