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Joseph Wright’s English Dialect Dictionary (EDD) digitised

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  • Joseph Wright’s English Dialect Dictionary (EDD) digitised

    Not sure if this has been posted before but this is great dictionary for looking up old words especially those found in Wills or of a particular dialect.
    Joseph Wright’s English Dialect Dictionary (EDD) is a monumental work by any standard. Published in six volumes from 1898–1905, with detailed entries across 4505 double-columned pages, it’s all the…


    then click on 'the book has finally been digitised '

    Who would have known that the Suffolk verb 'bonx' means to beat up batter for puddings!
    Kat

    My avatar is my mother 1921 - 2012
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