Part 1 (1/2)

An Etye

by John Jaical Dictionary of the Scottish Language~, which was published in the year 1808, has been so favourably received, that although the ie, a set is now rarely to be found; and at any rate cannot be purchased at less than double the price paid by Subscribers

As inal work, cannot now be supplied; while it has still been out of the reach of others, not less interested in our national literature; the Author has been advised to give it to the Public in an abridged for all the ternifications, the names of the writers by whom they are used, or the titles of the works in which they occur, and their derivations In one instance only has he deviated fro the etymons after the definitions Thisinto a Dictionary for the origin of a hich he is fanification of one hich he is unacquainted, must be supposed to turn his eye first to the definition, that he may knohether this is the word that he looks for, or whether, in the passage in which it has occurred, it can bear the sense there given, before he thinks of exament as to the propriety of the etymon that may be offered

While this work contains a variety of words which are not to be found in the quarto edition, the Author flatters hi, that during ten years which have elapsed since it was published, he has had it in his power, from many sources formerly unexplored, to make considerable iical department This, he trusts, will be evident to any ill take the trouble to compare the one ith the other

In nifications of the words explained in the larger work, he has inserted them in this, with their authorities Such, indeed, is the copiousness of our vernacular language, that he is far froive a complete view of it From the recent publication of many of our old acts formerly imprinted, from his own researches, and froers, who have been anxious to render what they are pleased to consider a national work as coreat variety of terms which were formerly unknown to hiive to the public in an additional volume in quarto, in order to complete the former work This, as far as he can calculate at present, will be equal in size to any of the preceding voluh~, } May 6 1818 }

_An Explanation of the Contractions used in this Work_

_A Bor_ Anglia Borealis, North of England

_Adj_ Adjective

_Adv_ Adverb

_Aleus, county of

_Arlo-Saxon language

_Belg_ Belgic language

_C B_ Cae

_Celt_ Celtic

_Clydes_ Clydesdale

_Conj_ Conjunction

_Contr_ Contracted, or Contraction

_Corn_ Cornish, or language of Cornwall