Craigie, Sir William Alexander
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▪ British lexicographer
born Aug. 13, 1867, Dundee, Angus, Scot.
died Sept. 2, 1957, Watlington, Oxfordshire, Eng.
Scottish lexicographer and language and literature scholar who was joint editor (1901–33) of The Oxford English Dictionary and chief editor (1923–36) of the four-volume Historical Dictionary of American English.
Craigie attended St. Andrews University, studied Scandinavian languages in Copenhagen, and taught at St. Andrews before joining the Oxford dictionary staff in 1897; from 1905 on he taught at the University of Oxford. His writings include several works on Scandinavian, English, and Scottish philology and literature.
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Craigie,Sir William Alexander — Crai·gie (krāʹgē), Sir William Alexander. 1876 1957. British lexicographer and philologist who was joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1901 1933). * * * … Universalium
Sir William Alexander Craigie — noun English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872 1966) • Syn: ↑Craigie, ↑William A. Craigie • Instance Hypernyms: ↑lexicographer, ↑lexicologist … Useful english dictionary
Craigie — noun English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872 1966) • Syn: ↑William A. Craigie, ↑Sir William Alexander Craigie • Instance Hypernyms: ↑lexicographer, ↑lexicologist … Useful english dictionary
William A. Craigie — noun English lexicographer who was a joint editor of the Oxford English Dictionary (1872 1966) • Syn: ↑Craigie, ↑Sir William Alexander Craigie • Instance Hypernyms: ↑lexicographer, ↑lexicologist … Useful english dictionary
William Craigie — Sir William Alexander Craigie (August 13 1867 ndash; September 2 1957) was a philologist and a lexicographer.A graduate of the University of St Andrews, he was the third editor of the Oxford English Dictionary and co editor (with C. T. Onions) of … Wikipedia
William A. Craigie — Sir William Alexander Craigie (* 13. August 1867; † 2. September 1957) war ein schottischer Philologe und Lexikograph. Craigie studierte an der Universität St Andrews. Er war der dritte Herausgeber des Oxford English Dictionary (Joint editor… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Craigie — [krā′gē] Sir William Alexander 1867 1957; Eng. lexicographer, born in Scotland … English World dictionary
Craigie — biographical name Sir William Alexander 1867 1957 British philologist & lexicographer … New Collegiate Dictionary
Craigie — /kray gee/, n. Sir William (Alexander), 1867 1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist. * * * … Universalium
Craigie — Crai•gie [[t]ˈkreɪ gi[/t]] n. big Sir William (Alexander), 1867–1957, Scottish lexicographer and philologist … From formal English to slang
