A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Author | : John R. Clark Hall |
Publisher | : University of Toronto Press |
Total Pages | : 872 |
Release | : 1984-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0802065481 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780802065483 |
Rating | : 4/5 (81 Downloads) |
Download or read book A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary written by John R. Clark Hall and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 1984-01-01 with total page 872 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic dictionary deals carefully and exhaustively with all the words which occur in Anglo-Saxon poetry and prose. Variant dialectic forms are given, together with variant forms found in the same dialect. Purely poetic words and words not common in prose are indicated, and references are given to the passages in which they occur. First published in 1894, this is a reprint of the fourth edition (Cambridge University Press, 1960).