Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 2382 Mayhew, A. L. (Anthony Lawson) 1842 1916 Mayhew, Anthony Lawson Skeat, Walter W. (Walter William) 1835 1912 Skeat, Walter William 12036745 A Concise Dictionary of Middle English from A.D. 1150 to 1580 Produced by Greg Lindahl and PG Distributed Proofreaders, Anzia Kraus of the CWRU Library, and Louise Hope "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.) Reading ease score: 88.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. en English language -- Middle English, 1100-1500 -- Dictionaries PE Text Category: Language & Communication Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference 2341515 2025-07-05T04:11:57.306122 text/html 2603357 2024-10-28T17:56:32 text/html 715716 2025-07-05T04:13:02.859280 application/epub+zip 737390 2025-07-05T04:12:09.331051 application/epub+zip 660559 2025-07-05T04:12:03.422122 application/epub+zip 2210700 2025-07-05T04:13:42.896094 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1179642 2025-07-05T04:12:58.026300 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 924624 2022-09-05T08:50:31.516132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1157569 2025-07-05T04:11:40.299235 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1137887 2024-10-28T17:56:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16873 2025-07-05T04:13:43.215080 application/rdf+xml 25049 2025-07-05T04:12:04.807079 image/jpeg 4641 2025-07-05T04:12:04.136080 image/jpeg 680011 2025-07-05T04:11:57.452160 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia