2nd ed. with updates. A historical dictionary of English that aims to show not only the current meanings of words but also to trace their development through time. Entries contain detailed etymological analysis and are illustrated by quotations from a wide range of English language sources from around the world.
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Coverage: varies. Offers access to an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources.
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