A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

A Concise Dictionary of Middle English eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 648 pages of information about A Concise Dictionary of Middle English.

The remaining eight publications in the Clarendon Press Series which have also been indexed are those marked C, C2, C3, W, W2, P, H, and G; i.e. three books containing extracts from Chaucer, two books containing parts of Wyclif’s Bible, part of Piers Plowman, Hampole’s Psalter, and Gamelyn; the full titles of which are given below.

We also give all the important words occurring in CM (Chaucer, ed.  Morris); and in addition to this, and for the purpose of illustration, forms are given from various texts and Dictionaries, and from the Glossaries to B (Bruce), PP (Piers Plowman), and WA (Wars of Alexander).

WALTER W. SKEAT.

FULL LIST OF AUTHORITIES,

WITH EXPLANATIONS OF ABBREVIATIONS.

NOTE.—­The abbreviations referring to the authorities for the forms of
English words (AD. 1150-1580) are printed in italics. (CP = Clarendon
Press.)

1. Alph.:  Alphita, a Medico-Botanical Glossary, ed.  Mowat, 1887.  CP.

2.  Anglo-Saxon Gospels,in AS. and Northumbrian Versions, ed.  Skeat.

3.  Apfelstedt:  Lothringischer Psalter (des XIV Jahrhunderts), 1881.

4. B:  Barbour’s Bruce, ed.  Skeat, 1870, EETS. (Extra Series xi).

5. Bardsley:  English Surnames, 1875.

6.  Bartsch:  Chrestomathie de l’ancien franASec.ais (glossaire), 1880.

6*.  BH:  Bartsch and Horning, Langue et LittA(C)rature franASec.aises, 1887.

7.  Bosworth:  Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, 1838.

8.  Brachet:  French Dict., 1882.  CP.

9.  Brugmann:  Grundriss, 1886.

10.  BT.:  Bosworth-Toller AS.  Dict. [A-SAR].  CP.

11. C:  Chaucer; Prol., Knight’s Tale, Nun’s Priest’s Tale.  CP.

12. C2:  Chaucer; Prioress, Sir Thopas, Monk, Clerk, Squire.  CP.

13. C3:  Chaucer; Man of Law, Pardoner, Second Nun, Canon’s Yeoman.  CP.

14. Cath.:  Catholicon Anglicum (A.D. 83), ed.  Herrtage, 141881.  EETS (75).

15.  Chron.:  Two Saxon Chronicles, ed.  Earle, 1865.  CP.

16. CM:  Chaucer, ed.  Morris, 1880.

17.  Constans:  Chrestomathie de l’ancien franASec.ais (glossaire), 1884.

18.  Cotg.:  Cotgrave, French and English Dict., 1611.

19.  Curtius:  Greek Etymology, ed.  Wilkins and England, 1886.

20.  CV:  Icelandic Dictionary, Cleasby and Vigfusson, 1874.  CP.

21. DG:  Davies, Supplementary English Glossary, 1881.

22.  Diez:  Etymologisches WArterbuch, 1878.

23.  Douse:  Introduction to the Gothic of Ulfilas, 1886.

24.  Ducange:  Glossarium, ed.  Henschel, 1883-7.

24*.  Ducange:  Glossaire FranASec.ais, ed. 1887.

25. EDS:  English Dialect Society.

26. EETS:  Early English Text Society.

27.  Fick:  WArterbuch der indogermanischen Sprachen, 1874.

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