A From the Semi-Saxon Period of A.D. 1250 to 1300 Coleridge, Herbert 1830-1861 creator text utu 2013 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "A Dictionary of the First or Oldest Words in the English Language" by Herbert Coleridge is a scholarly dictionary written in the mid-19th century. This work serves as a comprehensive inventory of every word found in the printed English literature of the 13th century, aiming to establish a historical perspective on the evolution of the English language. The book is likely to attract linguists, philologists, and those interested in the historical development of English vocabulary. The opening of the dictionary begins with a preface where Coleridge outlines the purpose and significance of the work. He emphasizes that the dictionary aims to provide a foundational resource for the Philological Society's larger project of compiling an English dictionary. In this section, he notes how the words are organized, detailing the approach taken to illustrate both older forms and modern equivalents, along with the systematic referencing of etymological roots. The introduction also acknowledges contributions from various scholars, highlighting a collaborative effort toward documenting the lexicon of early English literature and its historical context. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Release date is 2013-02-02 Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) Original publication data not identified English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Glossaries, vocabularies, etc. PE Original publication data not identified 11006238 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41975 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41975 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133947.0 41975