Thomas Jones, The British Language in its Lustre or a Copious Dictionary of Welsh and English (1688)

Date

1688

Lexicographer

Thomas Jones

Book title

The British Language in its Lustre, Or a Copious Dictionary Of Welsh and English: Containing many more British words than are in Dr. Davies's Antiquæ Linguæ Britannicæ Sictionarium duplex. First, Explaining the hard British words, by more familiar words in the same Tongue: very useful for all such as desire to understand what they Read in that Language. Secondly, Shewing the Proper English to every British word: And consequently, The true way of Spelling all words in both Languages. Amplified With the Geographical names of Countreys, Counties, Cities, Towns and places in Great Britain (and some beyond Sea) in the Antient British, and present English, Whereunto are added Plain and easie Directions to Welshmen for the true pronouncing of the English Tongue by a short Introduction in the British Language. With the proper use or signification of all accents, points or stops, as now used in the British and English: being necessary to be understood by every Reader

Publication place

London

Publisher

Lawrence Baskervile and John Marsh

Text type

printed book

Genre

Bilingual and polyglot dictionaries, glossaries, and vocabularies

Subject area

Welsh

Summary

The dictionary is followed by "The Names of the Physical Herbs, Trees, and Fruits, in British and English" (q8v ff.)

Language

headwords: Welsh
explanations: English
explanations: English

Word-group

type: alphabetical

Word-entry

type: headword
sample: Neidio: to leap or jump. (n2v)
Afal euraid: an Orange. (q8v)

Alston

XIV.5

Wing

J 997

Facsimiles

Jones, Thomas. The British Language in its Lustre, 1688. English linguistics, 1500-1800, no. 348. Menston: Scolar Press, 1972. view record

Modern editions

<ul> <li>Jones, J. D., ed. (Halle: Max Niemeyer, 1911), appendix (excerpt). </ul>

Criticisms