TY  - BOOK
AU  - Mayhew,A.L.
AU  - Skeat,Walter W.
TI  - A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580
AV  - PE 
PY  - 2004///
CY  - Salt Lake City, UT
PB  - Project Gutenberg
KW  - English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Dictionaries
N1  - Release date is 2004-01-01; Produced by Greg Lindahl and PG Distributed Proofreaders,
Anzia Kraus of the CWRU Library, and Louise Hope; Original publication data not identified
N2  - "A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580" by Rev. A. L. Mayhew and Rev. Walter W. Skeat is a linguistic reference work likely compiled in the late 19th century. The dictionary serves as a resource for scholars and students interested in Middle English, detailing the meanings and etymology of vocabulary from a critical period in the English language's development.  The opening of this dictionary presents its objectives and context, explaining the necessity for a concise reference to Middle-English words during a time when existing texts were incomplete. Professor Skeat outlines the distinct approach of this work, which focuses on more accessible sources and aims to represent the specific literary language of Chaucer and similar authors. The preface also highlights the challenges learners face in understanding the variations in spelling and pronunciation of Middle-English, thus setting the stage for the extensive glossary that follows, which organizes words alphabetically along with definitions and historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
UR  - https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/10625
ER  -