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Daniel Silvan Evans was a Welsh clergyman, scholar, translator, and lexicographer who worked extensively on the Welsh language. His concise English-Welsh dictionary appeared in 1858, and he began publishing the larger Geiriadur Cymraeg in 1887. Evans continued working on that dictionary until his death in 1903, when the manuscript had reached the letter E. His publications are associated with the development of bilingual Welsh reference works.
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Who was Daniel Silvan Evans?
Daniel Silvan Evans was a Welsh clergyman, scholar, translator, and lexicographer who worked extensively on the Welsh language. His work focused on recording and explaining Welsh vocabulary.
What dictionary did Daniel Silvan Evans publish in 1858?
His concise English-Welsh dictionary appeared in 1858. It was an earlier, shorter work before his larger Welsh dictionary project.
What was Geiriadur Cymraeg?
Geiriadur Cymraeg was Evans’s larger Welsh dictionary, which he began publishing in 1887. He continued working on the dictionary after that publication began.
Why is Daniel Silvan Evans important to Welsh lexicography?
He helped build major reference works for the Welsh language during the nineteenth century. His dictionaries supported translation and the study of Welsh vocabulary and usage.
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