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Dictionary of Oldest Words in Eng. Language, 1862

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Dictionary of Oldest Words in Eng. Language, 1862

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Fascinating reference work showing the etymology of the English language, dating from the middle of the 13th century. “A Dictionary of the First, or Oldest Words in the English Language: from the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300, Consisting of An Alphabetical Inventory of Every Word Found in the Printed English Literature of the 13th Century,” by Herbert Coleridge. Published 1862 by John Camden Hotten, Piccadilly. Quarter leather. One tip showing, others barely peeking through. Spine ends worn but pretty solid. Hinges solid. Ex-library. 6 x 9 103 pp.

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