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