Furnivall

American

[fur-nuh-vuhl] / ˈfɜr nə vəl /

noun

Frederick James, 1825–1910, English philologist and editor.

Furnivall British

/ ˈfɜːnɪvəl /

noun

Frederick James . 1825–1910, English philologist: founder of the Early English Text Society and one of the founders of the Oxford English Dictionary

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Frederick Furnivall wanted this dictionary to be a democratic dictionary.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

So there are six in total, three belonging to James Murray and then three belonging to his predecessor, Frederick Furnivall.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

That kind of philosophy is really present in one of the founders, Frederick Furnivall, who's quite a hero of the book.

From Salon • Oct. 22, 2023

But, you sense, he is just as critical of the amorality of free trade underpinned by imperialism as was Furnivall, a Fabian socialist.

From Economist • May 14, 2015

A List of Songs and Passages in Shakespeare which have been set to Music, compiled by Greenhill, Harrison, and F. J. Furnivall, does not give one line which has been treated musically.

From Shakespeare and Music by Wilson, Christopher

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