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Book cover for Ernest Weekley: Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Vol. 1

Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Vol. 1

Ernest Weekley
Paperback - $26.95

Volume 1 of a two-volume work. This classic reference contains most of the more common words used in everyday English conversation, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, coined words and foreign words common in English. Roots are identified, cross-r ...

Book cover for Ernest Weekley: Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Vol. 2

Etymological Dictionary of Modern English, Vol. 2

Ernest Weekley
Paperback - $26.95

Volume 2 of a two-volume work. This classic reference contains most of the more common words used in everyday English conversation, plus slang, archaic words and phrases, coined words and foreign words common in English. Roots are identified, cross-r ...

Book cover for R. S. Young: Manglo-Saxon

Manglo-Saxon : Marvelously Mangled Meanings for Well-Worn Words

R. S. Young
Hardcover - $21.95

A new king of lexicon in which words mean what they sound and look as if they should mean.

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