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An etymological chart, exhibiting, at one view, just definitions of all the parts of speech; the modifications and inflections of such as are variable; and the rules by which these variations are formed: comprising the complete etymology of the English language; an exact scheme of the dependence, connexion, and ramifications of its several parts; and a concise and clear explanation of all its appropriate terms. The whole carefully compiled from the best writers on English and universal grammar; but peculiarly adapted to Lindley Murray's English grammar; and proposed as a useful synopsis to those who have studied, or may study, that excellent work. By Adam Taylor
Author
Taylor, Adam, -1832
Published
[London] : Printed and sold by Darton and Harvey, Gracechurch-Street, London; sold also by Wilson, Spence, and Mawman, York, [1799?]
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Dictionarium etymologicum Latinum antiquissimum & novissimum, nunc demum infinitis penè laboribus & continuis vigiliis compositum & absolutum á francisco de sacra quercu. Or, A dictionarie declaring the etymologies, the originall and derivation of all words used in any Latine authors, with the reason of their derivations and appellations; never any in this kinde extant before. Whereunto, besides the hard and most usefull words in divinitie, philosophie, physicke, and logicke, ... Hereunto is also annexed the proper names, adorned with their etymologies; illustrated and explained with histories, proverbs, mythologies, &c. ... Lastly, Riders Dictionarie, (i.) the English before the Latine, compiled by Rider, is augmented with many hundreds of words, both out of the law, and out of the Latine, French, and other languages, such as were and are with us in common use, but never printed untill now, to the perfecting of the worke. Now the sixth time newly corrected, and very much augmented by the great industry and paines of
Author
Rider, John, 1562-1632
Published
London : imprinted by Felix Kingston for Andrew Crooke, 1648.
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3.
Etymological collections of English words and provincial expressions
Author
Kennett, White, 1660-1728
Published
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2018.
©2018
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BASS, Lower Level >> PE1580.A2 K46 2018 (LC)
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A New English dictionary. Containing a brief and clear, explication of most words in the English language, and of difficult words derived from foreign languages, and several terms of art. To which is prefixed, an exact explication of most contractions to be met with in English books and writings. And an interpretation of the proper names of men and women. To all which is subjoined, a brief hint concerning the several sects that have appeared, and the errors vented by them since the commencement of Christianity. The whole designed for the information of the ignorant, and benefit of all who desire either to understand what they read, or to write and spell aright, so as they may be understood
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Glasgow : Printed by J. Bryce and D. Paterson, MDCCLIX. [1759]
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A New English dictionary. Containing a brief and clear explication of most words in the English language, and of difficult words derived from foreign languages, and several terms of art. To which is prefixed, an exact explication of most contractions to be met with in English books and writings. And an interpretation of the proper names of men and women. To all which is subjoined, a brief hint concerning the several sects that have appeared, and the errors vented by them since the commencement of Christianity. The whole designed for the information of the ignorant, and benefit of all who desire either to understand what they read, or to write and spell aright, so as they may be understood
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Glasgow : Printed for Charles Hutcheson bookseller Greenock, MDCCLIX. [1759]
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An essay towards an universal alphabet
Author
Lodowyck, Francis
Published
[London : s.n., 1686]
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A new English dictionary, shewing the etymological derivation of the English tongue, in two parts. Part I. Explaining all the common English words, and shewing their derivation from the proper fountains. Part II. An etymological explication of the proper names of men, women, rivers, counties, cities, towns, villages, &c. which were formerly used by the English-Saxons, or are now common amongst us. A work of great use to the English reader, who is curious to know the original of his mother tongue
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London, : Printed for Timothy Childe, at the White-Hart in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M DC XCI. [1691]
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A new English dictionary shewing the etymological derivation of the English tongue, in two parts. Part I. Explaining all the common English words, and shewing their derivation from the proper fountains. Part II. An etymological explication of the proper names of men, women, rivers, counties, cities, towns, villages, &c. which were formerly used by the English-Saxons, or are now common amongst us. A work of great use to the English reader, who is curious to know the original of his mother tongue
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London : printed [by E.H. and W.H.] for Timothy Childe, at the White-Hart in St. Paul's Church-Yard, M DC XCI. [1691]
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An etymologicon of the English tongue, or, The derivations of English words from their proper fountains that is, these twelve languages following viz. from English-Saxon, or the old English before the conquest ... There are added, secondly, the derivations of all vegetables ... thirdly, an etymologicon of all law-terms, I mean, of our common municipal law ... fourthly, the derivation of all old obsolete words, such as Gower's, Chaucer's ... Fifthly and lastly, an etymologicon onomasticon, or the derivations of the names of villages, towns, cities, rivers, countries, or Provinces, hills, mountains, bays, promontories ... all these digested in to five classes in alphabetical order
Author
Skinner, Stephen, 1623-1667
Published
London : Printed for H. Brome, R. Clavel, and B. Tooke, MDCLXIX. [1669]
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10.
The circles of Gomer, 1771
Author
Jones, Rowland, 1722-1774
Published
Menston (Yorks.) Scolar Press, 1970.
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Library Shelving Facility (LSF) >> Ia115 En407 253
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The circles of Gomer, 1771
Author
Jones, Rowland, 1722-1774
Published
Menston (Yorks.) Scolar Press, 1970.
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Etymological collections of English words and provincial expressions
Author
Kennett, White, 1660-1728
Published
[Oxford] : Oxford University Press, 2019.
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Epea pteroenta, or, The diversions of Purley ..
Author
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Published
London : Printed for the author, 1798-1805.
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LSF- BEINECKE >> F43 +T612
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Epea pteroenta; or, The diversions of Purley, 1798
Author
Tooke, John Horne, 1736-1812
Published
Menston (Yorks.) : Scolar P., 1968.
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Library Shelving Facility (LSF) >> Ia115 +En407 127
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The nevv vvorld of vvords, or, A general English dictionary : containing the proper significations, and etymologies of all words derived from other languages ... Together with the definitions of all those terms that conduce to the understanding of any of the arts or sciences ... To which are added, the significations of proper names, derived from the ancient or modern tongues ..
Author
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Published
London : Printed by W.R. for R. Harford ..., 1678.
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LSF- BEINECKE >> 1997 +123
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The nevv vvorld of vvords. Or a general English dictionary Containing the proper significations, and etymologies of all words derived from other languages, viz. Hebrew, Arabick, Syriack, Greek, Latin, Italian, French, Spanish, Brittish, Dutch, Saxon, &c. useful for the adornment of our English tongue. Together with the definitions of all those terms that conduce to the understanding of any of the arts or sciences, viz. Theology, philosophy, logick, rhetorick, grammar, ethicks, law, magick, physick, chirurgery, anatomy, chymistry, botanicks, arithmetick, geometry, ... &c. To which are added, the significations of proper names, derived from the ancient or modern tongues; as also the very sum of all mythology and ancient history, deduced from the names of persons eminent in either; and likewise the geographical discriptions of the chief countries and cities in the world; ... The fourth edition. Containing besides an addition of several thousand words in the above-mentioned terms, a brief view of the most eminent persons of the ancients, ... With
Author
Phillips, Edward, 1630-1696?
Published
London : printed by W.R. for Robert Harford at the Angel in Cornhill, 1678.
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Etymologicon linguae Anglicanae, seu explicatio vocum Anglicarum etymologica ex propriis fontibus, scil. ex linguis duodecim : Anglo-Saxonica seu Anglica prisca, notata AS., Runica, Gothica, Cimbrica, seu Danica antiqua, notata Run. Dan., Franco-Theotisca, seu Teutonica vetere, notata Fr. Th., Danica recentiori, notata Dan. rec., Belgica, notata Belg., Teutonica recentiori, notata Teut., Cambro-Britanica, notata C. Br., Franco Gallica, notata Fr., Italica, notata It., Hispanica, notata Hisp., Latina, notata Lat., Graeca, notata Gr. : omissis interim iis omnibus quae, unica litera addita vel mutata, Romanam profitentur originem, utpote quae pueris nota sunt, & librum in incommodam molem attollerent, omissis etiam ob eandem causam derivativis ferè omnibus, ut quae expositis radicibus, neminem propitio Mercurio natum latere possunt : accedit etymologicon botanicum, seu explicatio nominum omnium vegetabilium, praesertim solo nostro assuetorum, aut quae, licèt peregrina sint, vulgò nota sunt, omissis interim quae manifestè vel à Latino verl à Graeco fonte promanant : accedit & tertio vocum forensium tum antiquarum & jam obsoletarum, tum recentium, & quae adhuc in usu sunt, etymologica expositio, rejectis etiam hic quae apertè Latinos natales agnoscunt : quarto adjectae sunt originationes omnium vocum antiquarum Anglicarum, quae usq[ue] à Wilhelmo Victore invaluerunt, & jam ante parentum aetatem in usu esse desierunt, vitatis ubique quae non obscurè Romanam redolent prosapiam : tandem ultimo etymologicon onomasticon, seu explicatio etymologica nominum fluviorum, regionum, urbium, oppidorum, pagorum, collium, montium, sinuum, promontiorum, & praecipuè virorum & foeminarum, quae vel apud Anglo-Saxones olim fuerunt, vel etaimnum apud nos in usu sunt; adjectis etiam nominibus celebrium locorum, virorum, & mulierum, quae in historiis anglicè conscriptis occurrunt, praesertim si Germanicae origines sint, omissis interim quae à Latino, Graeco, aut Hebraico fonte, saltem manifestè, fluunt, utpote passim à multis authoribus jamdiu satìs accuratè expositis : omnia alphabetico ordine in quinque distinctas classes digesta : candidus lector pleniorem & luculentiorem instituti mei rationem in praefatione libri hujus expectabis
Author
Skinner, Stephen, 1623-1667
Published
Londoni : Typis T. Roycroft, and prostant venales apud H. Brome sub signo Bombardae ad occidentale Sancti Pauli latus, R. Clavel, B. Tooke sub signo Navis Coemeterio Divi Pauli, and. T. Sawbridge sub signo trium Iridum in Parva Britannia, MDCLXXI [1671]
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LSF- BEINECKE >> Osborn fpb44
BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) >> Ia742 +671
LSF- BEINECKE >> Osborn fpb73
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Romanae historiae anthologia recognita et aucta : an English exposition of the Roman antiquities, wherein many Roman and English offices are paralleld, and divers obscure phrases exlpained [sic]
Author
Goodwin, Thomas, 1586 or 7-1642
Published
London : Printed by Robert White, for Henry Cripps, a. Dom. MDCXLVIII [1648]
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BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) >> 1974 3336
BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) >> Osborn pb154
BEINECKE (Non-Circulating) >> 1992 232
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19.
Institutiones grammaticæ Anglo-Saxonicæ et Moeso-Gothicæ
Author
Hickes, George, 1642-1715
Published
Oxoniæ : E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1689.
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SML, Microform (Non-Circulating) >> Film S2663
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20.
The many advantages of a good language to any nation: with an examination of the present state of our own: as also, an essay towards correcting some things that are wrong in it
Author
Wilson, Thomas, 1663-1755
Published
London : printed for J. Knapton, R. Knaplock, J. Sprint, D. Midwinter, R. Robinson, W. Innys, and J. Osborne, MDCCXXIV. [1724]
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Institutiones grammaticæ Anglo-Saxonicæ et Moeso-Gothicæ
Author
Hickes, George, 1642-1715
Published
Oxoniæ : E Theatro Sheldoniano, 1689.
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