Abbreviations used in the dictionary
a ante (before)
Apr. April
Aug. August
AV Authorized Version (of the Bible), 1611
BCP Book of Common Prayer
c circa (about)
cent. century
cf. confer (compare)
COD Concise Oxford Dictionary
Dec. December
Dict. dictionary (of)
Du. Dutch
ed. edition
EETS Early English Text Society
esp. especially
et al. et alii (and others)
Feb. February
Fr. French
Ger. German
Gr. Greek
Hist. history (of), historical
Ibid. ibidem (in the same place)
Ital. Italian
Jan. January
L. Latin
Mag. Magazine
Mar. March
mod. modern
MS(S) manuscript(s)
Nov. November
NY New York
Oct. October
ODEP Oxford Dictionary of English Proverbs
OED Oxford English Dictionary
