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A Middle-English Dictionary: Containing Words Used by English Writers From the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

 
9781527895461: A Middle-English Dictionary: Containing Words Used by English Writers From the Twelfth to the Fifteenth Century (Classic Reprint)

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In the published editions the work is entitled A Dictionary of the Old English Language but in revising it for a new edition the author substituted liddle-english for Old English in the title-page. He also indicated that in the body of the dictionary the abbreviation (anglo-saxon; should be changed into o.e.'

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  • PublisherForgotten Books
  • Publication date2019
  • ISBN 10 1527895467
  • ISBN 13 9781527895461
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Number of pages732

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