Excerpt from English Etymology: A Select Glossary Serving as an Introduction to the History of the English LanguageIf we may be allowed to give a hint as to the use of our little book, we should advise the teacher to make it a point to deal always with a group of words at a time. Special interest attaches, for instance, to words of early Christian origin, to the names of festivals and the days of the week; besides these the names of the various parts of the house and of the materials used in building, the words for cattle and the various kinds of meat, for eating and drinking, etc. Might be made the subject of a suggestive discussion. By treating etymology in this way, the teacher will have the advantage of converting a les son in the growth of the English language into an inquiry mto the history of the anglo-saxon race, thus lending to a naturally dry subject a fresh charm and a deeper meaning.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work.

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