Dictionary Of Obsolete And Provincial English 2 Volume Set
Containing Words From The English Writers Previous To The Nineteenth Century Which Are No Longer In Use, Or Are Not Used In The Same Sense; And Words
- Editore:
Cambridge University Press
- EAN:
9781108075213
- ISBN:
1108075215
- Pagine:
- 1060
- Formato:
- Hardback
- Lingua:
- Inglese
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Descrizione Dictionary Of Obsolete And Provincial English 2 Volume Set
A respected folklorist and medievalist, Thomas Wright (1810-77) wrote prolifically on a wide range of subjects. This two-volume dictionary, published in 1857, aimed to help readers to navigate unfamiliar vocabulary in historical literature. It gives definitions, etymologies and illustrative examples of obsolete Old English, Anglo-Norman and dialectal words.
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