A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language The first edition of my Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language' was published in 1882, and it has since passed through several editions. Each successive edition contained several corrections and additions, in order that the work might be, to some extent, brought up to date. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.