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Welsh-English lexicon

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A Welsh-English lexicon by William Monck Mason, with the derivatives arranged under the original word and with Welsh examples, based on the similar dictionary of William Owen (Pughe) published in 1793 and 1803.

Dates

  • Creation: c.1850

Extent

0.33 Linear metres (3 boxes)

Language of Materials

  • English
  • Welsh

Preferred Citation

Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Welsh c. 1, fols. 1-2].

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Full range of shelfmarks:

MSS. Welsh c. 1-3

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 18657

Abstract

Welsh-English lexicon, written in about A.D. 1850 by W. M. Mason.

Biographical / Historical

William Charles Monck Mason (1775–1859) was a historian.

Other Finding Aids

Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, nos. 28784-28786.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought by the Library at an auction sale at Sotheby's on July 1, 1861, for £7 (lot 103).

Title
Welsh-English lexicon
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
Date
EAD version 2020
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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