Original Glossaries

Original Glossaries: And Glossaries With Fresh Additions is a book written by Walter William Skeat and published in 1876. The book is a compilation of glossaries, which are lists of words with their meanings, from various sources. The glossaries included in the book are both original and updated versions of existing glossaries. The book is divided into two parts. The first part contains original glossaries, which were compiled by Skeat himself. These glossaries cover a wide range of topics, including dialect words, words from old English manuscripts, and words from medieval Latin texts. The second part of the book contains glossaries that Skeat updated with new additions. These glossaries cover topics such as botany, zoology, and medicine.Overall, Original Glossaries: And Glossaries With Fresh Additions is a valuable resource for scholars and students of English language and literature. It provides a comprehensive collection of words and their meanings from various sources and offers insights into the evolution of the English language over time.Contains Cleveland Words, Supplementary, By J. C. Atkinson; An Alphabet Of Kenticisms, By S. Pegge; Surrey Provincialisms, By G. Leveson Gower; Oxfordshire Words, By Mrs. Parker; South-Warwickshire Words, By Mrs. Francis.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.