swap_horiz Joseph Bosworth Alternatives

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James Murray

James Murray dedicated his life to documenting the history of the English language. As chief editor of the Oxford Englis...

Historical English Past Oed

9.7 Brilliant

2

Walter William Skeat

Walter William Skeat (1835–1912) was a prominent English philologist who served as the Elrington and Bosworth Professor...

Historical British 19TH 20TH Century Philological

9.4 Excellent

3

Henry George Liddell

Henry George Liddell was a British scholar renowned for his extensive work in classical languages, particularly Greek. H...

Classical British Victorian Greek

9.2 Excellent

4

Richard Chenevix Trench

Richard Chenevix Trench was an Irish-born Anglican clergyman who served as the Archbishop of Dublin in the Church of Ire...

19TH Century Historical British Ecclesiastical

9.2 Excellent

5

Walter Skeat

Walter Skeat was a British lexicographer renowned for his meticulous study of Old English and Anglo-Saxon roots. His Ety...

British Victorian English Anglo Saxon

9.1 Excellent

6

Otto Jespersen

Otto Jespersen was a prominent 20th-century Danish linguist known primarily for his pioneering work in lexicography. He...

Danish 20TH Century Historical English

9.1 Excellent

7

John Chadwick

John Chadwick (1920-1998) was an English classical scholar, linguist, and lexicographer who worked with Michael Ventris...

Classical 20TH Century Historical English

9.1 Excellent

8

Daniel Jones

Daniel Jones was a 20th-century British lexicographer renowned for his meticulous work developing the English Pronouncin...

20TH Century British English Pronouncing

9.0 Excellent

9

Henry Watson Fowler

Henry Watson Fowler was a 20th-century British lexicographer known for his meticulous study of English language usage. H...

20TH Century Usage British English

8.9 Great

10

Thomas Northcote Toller

Thomas Northcote Toller was a British lexicographer specializing in Anglo-Saxon English. He is notable for his meticulou...

Historical British Victorian English

8.7 Great

11

Henry Sweet

Henry Sweet was a British lexicographer and phonetician active during the Victorian era. He significantly advanced the u...

British Victorian English Anglo Saxon

8.7 Great

12

Frederick Furnivall

Frederick Furnivall was a British philologist central to the development of lexicography. He significantly contributed t...

British Victorian English Oed

8.6 Great

13

Charles Richardson

Charles Richardson (1775–1865) was a British educator and lexicographer best known for compiling the 1836 "New Dictionar...

19TH Century Historical British English

8.0 Great

14

W.E. Henley

W. E. Henley (1849-1903) was an English poet, editor, and literary figure who also contributed to historical lexicograph...

19TH Century Historical British English

8.0 Great

15

John R. Clark Hall

John R. Clark Hall was a British philologist and scholar of Old English whose work aided the study of early medieval lan...

20TH Century Historical British English

7.8 Good

16

Eric Stanley

Eric Gerald Stanley was a German-born British academic and lexicographer who specialized in Old English and Anglo-Saxon...

20TH Century Historical British English

7.6 Good

17

Thomas Wright

Thomas Wright (1810-1877) was an English antiquary, writer, and lexicographer whose work documented older forms of Engli...

19TH Century Historical British English

7.5 Good

18

William Somner

William Somner (1598–1669) was an English antiquary and scholar based in Canterbury, Kent. His major work, the Dictionar...

British English 17TH Century Anglo Saxon

7.4 Good

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Bernadette Paton

Bernadette Paton is a British lexicographer associated with OED and Australian English work, notable as a professional h...

Contemporary Historical British English

7.3 Good

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William Kenrick

William Kenrick was an English writer, critic, and lexicographer active in the eighteenth century. His A New Dictionary...

18TH Century Historical British English

6.7 Fair