Excerpt from A Dictionary of the First, or Oldest Words in the English Language, From the Semi-Saxon Period of A. D. 1250 to 1300
The present publication may be considered as the foundation-stone of the Historical and Literary portion of the Philological Society's proposed Eng lish Dictionary. Its appearance in a separate form has been necessitated by the nature of the scheme, on which that work is being constructed.
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