LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS, &c.
Reading edition
A.N.—Anglo-Norman.
Ancient, or Ancient English—Whenever these terms are employed, it is meant to signify that the words to which they are attached were in respectable use in or previous to the reign of Elizabeth.—See Old.
Ancient Cant—In use as a cant word in or previous to the reign of Elizabeth.
A.S.—Anglo-Saxon.
Beds.—Bedfordshire.
Cor.—A corruption.
East.—Used in the Eastern Counties.
Eng.—English.
Fren.—French.
Ger.—German.
Glouc.—Gloucestershire.
Hants.—Hampshire.
Ital.—Italian.
L.F.—Lingua Franca, or Bastard Italian.
Lat.—Latin.
Linc.—Lincolnshire.
Midx.—Middlesex.
N.D.—No date.
Norf.—Norfolk.
Old, or Old English—In general use as a respectable word in or previous to the reign of Charles the Second.—See Ancient.
Old Cant—In use as a cant word in or previous to the reign of Charles II.
Oxon.—Oxfordshire.
Prov.—Provincial.
Pug.—Pugilistic.
Sal., or Salop—Shropshire.
Sax.—Saxon, or Anglo-Saxon.
Scot.—Scotch.
Sea—Used principally by Sailors.
Shaks.—Shakspeare.
Som.—Somerset.
Span.—Spanish.
Suf.—Suffolk.
Theat.—Theatrical.
Teut.—Teutonic.
V.D.—Various dates.
West.—Used in the Western Counties.
Wilts.—Wiltshire.
Worc.—Worcestershire.
Yorks.—Yorkshire.