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Etymologicon linguæ Anglicanæ, seu Explicatio vocum Anglicarum etymologica ex propriis fontibus, scil. ex linguis duodecim; Anglo-Saxonica seu Anglica prisca, notata AS. Runica, Gothica, Cimbrica, seu Danica antiqua, notata Run. Dan. Franco-Theotisca, seu Teutonica vetere, notata Fr. Th. Danica recentiori, notata Dan. rec. Belgica, notata Belg. Teutonica recentiori, notata Teut. Cambro-Britanica, notata C. Br. Franco Gallica, notata Fr. Italica, notata It. Hispanica, notata Hisp. Latina, notata Lat. Græca, notata Gr. Omissis interim iis omnibus quæ, unica litera addita vel mutata, Romanam profitentur originem, utpote quæ pueris nota sunt, librum in incommodam molem attollerent; omissis etiam ob eandem causam derivativis fere` omnibus, ut quæ expositis radicibus, neminem propitio Mercurio natum latere possunt. ... Authore Stephano Skinner, M.D.

General note: Edited by Thomas Henshaw. The words "Anglo-Saxonica .. Belg." and "Teutonica recentiori, .. notata Gr." are bracketed together on title page. Imprimatur on leaf [A]1v: White-Hall, Sept. 7. 1668. By permission and licence of the right honorable Sir William Morice, ... Jo. Cooke. Signatures: [A]² a² B-D4 E-V² 2A-2U4 2X-2Z² 3A-3Y4 3Z6 4A-4Z4 5A-5V4 5X². Lower outer corner of all leaves is damaged (by fire?) with extreme brittleness, sometimes encroaching on text, particularly in the central leaves UK-SuSCL Cited in: Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), S3947 Format of surrogate: Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1977. 1 microfilm reel ; 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 779:11). Ownership and custodial history: Beisly bequest 1896 UK-SuSCL Binding Information: Contemporary full calf, title blind-stamped on spine (added?), slight (fire?) damage to lower outer corner UK-SuSCL