An etymologicon of the English tongue, or the Derivations of English words from their proper fountains, that is, these twelve languages following, viz. from English-Saxon, or the old English before the conquest, marked A.S. Runick, Cimbrick, or Gothick, that is ancient Danish, marked Run. Dan. Franco-Theotisk, or old High-Dutch, marked Fr. Th. Modern Danish, marked Dan. rec. Low Dutch, marked Belg. High Dutch, marked Teut. Welsh, marked C. Br. French, marked Fr. Italian, marked It. Spanish, marked Hisp. Latine, marked Lat. Greek, marked Gr. ... By Steven Skinner of Lincoln, Doctor of Physic

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  • An etymologicon of the English tongue, or the Derivations of English words from their proper fountains, that is, these twelve languages following, viz. from English-Saxon, or the old English before the conquest, marked A.S. Runick, Cimbrick, or Gothick, that is ancient Danish, marked Run. Dan. Franco-Theotisk, or old High-Dutch, marked Fr. Th. Modern Danish, marked Dan. rec. Low Dutch, marked Belg. High Dutch, marked Teut. Welsh, marked C. Br. French, marked Fr. Italian, marked It. Spanish, marked Hisp. Latine, marked Lat. Greek, marked Gr. ... By Steven Skinner of Lincoln, Doctor of Physic
  • Etymologicon linguae Anglicanae, seu explicatio vocum Anglicarum etymologica ex propriis sontibus, scil. ex linguis duodecim; ...
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Imprint
London: printed [by T. R[oycroft].] for H. Brome, R. Clavel, and B. Tooke, M DC LXIX. [1669] [Prospectus]; ..
Added name
Roycroft, Thomas, -1677, printer.; Brome, Henry, bookseller.; Clavell, Robert, -1711, bookseller.; Tooke, Benjamin, -1723, bookseller.
Publication year
1669
ESTC No.
R184455
Grub Street ID
73993
Description
[4] p. ; 2°.
Note
A bifolium, with facing Latin (Wing S3946A) and English (Wing S3947B) title pages on pp. [2]-[3], intended as a printing prospectus. First page bears statement: Wee whose names are hereunto subscribed, for the better incouragment of printing a book, entituled, Etymologicon linguae Anglicanae, compsed by Stephen Skinner, Doctor of Physic, do promise and ingage every one for himself, ... Witness our hands [blank]. The fourth page has a specimen of the opening page of trhe proposed dictionary

The list of languages on the title page is in two columns with a dividing rule

Printer's initials from Latin title page; printer's name from Wing (CD-ROM edition)

Identified as Wing S3947B on UMI microfilm set "Early English Books, 1641-1700", reel 2856.55; Wing S3947A is an earlier prospectus with a different imprint.