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Walter W. Skeat

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British etymologist and professor (1835-1912)

Born 1835
Died 1912

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We need a photo of Walter W. Skeat

British etymologist and professor (1835-1912)

Born 1835
Died 1912

Subjects

English language, Dialects, Glossaries, vocabularies, Dictionaries, Etymology, English literature, Romances, Folklore, English Proverbs, Bibliography, Geographical Names, Gothic language, Languages, Anglo-Saxon, English Romances, Malay Folk literature, Malay Magic, Social life and customs, Texts, English, English Manuscripts, Facsimiles, Havelok the Dane (Legendary character), History, Legends

Places

England, Oxfordshire, Great Britain, Malaysia, Kent, Surrey, Warwickshire, Cleveland, Cumberland, Isle of Wight, Lincolnshire, Malay Peninsula, Malaya, Wales, Radnorshire, Athens (Greece), Bedfordshire, Cambridge, Clarendon Press series, Cumbria, Cumbria (England), Devon, Devon (England), Dialects, Exmoor (England)

People

Geoffrey Chaucer (d. 1400), Alexander the Great (356-323 B.C), Geoffrey Chaucer (1340?-1400), Joseph of Arimathea, Saint, Alexander the Great (356 B.C.-323 B.C), Geoffrey Chaucer (-1400), John Peile (1838-1910), Robert I King of Scotland (1274-1329), William Edward Armytage Axon (1846-1913. [from old catalog]), William Langland (1330?-1400?)

Time

Middle English, 1100-1500, Early modern, 1500-1700, Old English, ca. 450-1100, Early modern (to 1700), MiddleEnglish, 1100-1500, Old English, approximately 450-1100, Robert I, 1306-1329, Stuarts, 1603-1714, Tudors, 1485-1603

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Alternative names

  • Walter W Skeat
  • Skeat, Walter William
  • Walter William Skeat
  • Walter Skeat
  • Reverend Walter W. Skeat
  • Walter, W. Skeat
  • Walter W. A. Skeat
  • Skeat, Walter W.
  • Skeat, Walter W Rev.
  • Walter A. Skeat
  • Skeat Walter W. Skeat
  • Walter W. SKEAT
  • Walter, W Skeat
  • Walter W . Skeat

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August 1, 2025 Edited by WikidataBot [sync_author_identifiers_with_wikidata] add wikidata remote identifiers
September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
July 31, 2018 Edited by DriniBot removing erroneous .comment
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import