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3 October 2023

  • curprev 09:1209:12, 3 October 2023‎ Andrewtcooper Message Wall contribs‎ 833 bytes +4‎ No edit summary undo Tag: Visual edit
  • curprev 09:1009:10, 3 October 2023‎ Andrewtcooper Message Wall contribs‎ 829 bytes +829‎ Created page with "Robert Burchfield (1923-2004) was a New-Zealander lexicographer. When attending Oxford University (OED) in the 1950s as a Rhodes scholar, he was given the task of completing an edition of the ''Ormulum'' by J.R.R. Tolkien. At that time, Tolkien was a member of the board of the Early English Text Society and was attempting to add a range of poorly represented early Middle English texts to the series. Burchfield had only two years remaining on his scholarship and did not c..." Tag: Visual edit
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