An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals

Name: An Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language: in which the words are explained in their different senses, authorized by the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and deduced from their originals
Author: Jamieson, John

Jamieson, John · 1838

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * INTRODUCTORY NOTE * * * * This dictionary is an abridged edition of the two-volume quarto * * dictionary published in 1808. Numerous entries are prefixed by * * an asterisk, for which no explanation is given. According to * * the four-volume edition published in 1879-1882, "The asterisk * * signifies that the word to which it is prefixed, besides the * * common meaning in English, is used in a different sense in * * Scotland." …

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