Wise Words and Wives' Tales

Wise Words and Wives' Tales
Author: Stuart Berg Flexner
Publisher:
Total Pages: 232
Release: 1993
Genre: Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN:

Alphabetically arranged compendium of facts about the history and evolution of the most time-honored words of folk wisdom.

Middle English dictionary

Middle English dictionary
Author: Hans Kurath
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 136
Release: 1952
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN: 9780472012329

A comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500.

Dictionary of Proverbs

Dictionary of Proverbs
Author: George Latimer Apperson
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions
Total Pages: 656
Release: 2006-05-10
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9781840223118

This dictionary aims to help users to find the most appropriate word to use on a wide range of occasions. It is designed in particular for students, those writing reports, letters and speeches, and crossword solvers, but is also useful as a general word reference. Special features include: an alphabetical A-Z listing; numbered senses for words with more than one meaning; British and American variants; and specially marked colloquial uses.