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William Spurrell (1813–1889)

Author of Collins Spurrell Welsh Dictionary

6 Works 197 Members 2 Reviews

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Works by William Spurrell

Collins Spurrell Welsh Dictionary (1960) 188 copies, 2 reviews

Grammadeg o Iaith y Cymry. A Grammar of the Welsh Language 4 copies

Spurrells English-Welsh and Welsh-English Dictionary 2 copies

An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary, with preliminary observations on the elementary sounds of the english language, and a copious vocabulary of the roots of English Words 1 copy

An English-Welsh pronouncing dictionary : with preliminary observations on the elementary sounds of the English language, a copious vocabularyof the roots of English words, and a… 1 copy

A Dictionary of the Welsh Language 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1813-07-30
Date of death: 1889-04-22
Gender: male
Education: Queen Elizabeth Grammar School, Carmarthen
Occupations: linguist
lexicographer
printer
author
local historian
publisher
Organizations: University Press of Wales (founder)
Nationality: UK
Birthplace: Carmarthen, Wales, UK
Places of residence: Carmarthen, Wales, UK
London, England, UK
Burial location: St. David's Church, Carmarthen, Wales, UK
Map Location: Wales, UK

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Arbieroo 780 reviews

Collins-Spurrell Welsh Dictionary by William Spurrell

This is where I learned such things as that there are no "k"s in written Welsh because there wouldn't have been enough of them in a typical set of "moveable type" used for English and what dipthongs and tripthongs are.

Jul 17, 20201 other review

bjenks 32 reviews

The Collins-Spurrell Welsh dictionary by William Spurrell

Very handy little portable reference

Aug 15, 20141 other review

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Works: 6
Members: 197
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