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    A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580
    A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580
    A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580
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    A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

    By Mayhew and Skeat

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    This dictionary will serve as an aid to anyone reading Middle English. Professor Skeat wrote in his original Preface that this work is "intended to meet, in some measure, the requirements of those who wish to make some study of Middle-English, and who find a difficulty in obtaining such assistance as will enable them to find out the meanings and etymologies of the words most essential to their purpose." The small size and cost of this bound print edition makes it both useful and affordable to casual readers, high school and college students, and even scholars. Anyone interested in medieval studies will benefit from adding this little wonder of a resource to their personal library.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJH
    Release dateMar 24, 2019
    ISBN9788832555745
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      A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 - Mayhew and Skeat

      A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580

      Mayhew and Skeat

      .

      PREFACE

      (By Professor Skeat.)

      The present work is intended to meet, in some measure, the requirements of those who wish to make some study of Middle-English, and who find a difficulty in obtaining such assistance as will enable them to find out the meanings and etymologies of the words most essential to their purpose.

      The best Middle-English Dictionary, that by Dr. Mätzner of Berlin, has only reached the end of the letter H; and it is probable that it will not be completed for many years. The only Middle-English Dictionary that has been carried on to the end of the alphabet is that by the late Dr. Stratmann, of Krefeld. This is a valuable work, and is indispensable for the more advanced student. However, the present work will still supply a deficiency, as it differs from Stratmann’s Dictionary in many particulars. We have chosen as our Main Words, where possible, the most typical of the forms or spellings of the period of Chaucer and Piers Plowman; in Stratmann, on the other hand, the form chosen as Main Word is generally the oldest form in which it appears, frequently one of the twelfth century. Moreover, with regard to authorities, we refer in the case of the great majority of our forms to a few, cheap, easily accessible works, whereas Stratmann’s authorities are mainly the numerous and expensive publications of the Early English Text Society. Lastly, we have paid special attention to the French element in Middle-English, whereas Stratmann is somewhat deficient in respect of words of French

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