I've just added an external link to post #1 above for a great
abbreviation reference listing to the (1913) abbreviations used throughout this dictionary. Now you'll be in the know!
I'll repeat the abbreviations below, in case that page ever becomes unavailable,
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The 1913 Webster Unabridged Dictionary is often used as a source for
definitions, as its copyright has expired so it is in the public domain.
Numerous abbreviations, sometimes not intuitive, appear in the source;
this page catalogs them for reference.
General Abbreviations
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cf. = confer
colloq. = colloquial
fr. = from
obs. = obsolete
perh. = perhaps
prob. = probably
Grammatical terms
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a. = adjective
adv. = adverb
imp. = imperfect
n. = noun
pass. = passive
p.p. = past participle
p.pr. = present participle
pref. = prefix
prep. = preposition
pres. = present
subj. = subjunctive
vb.n. = verbal noun
v.i. = intransitive verb
v.t. = transitive verb
Languages
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Ar. = Arabic
AS. = Anglo-Saxon
D. = Dutch
Dan. = Danish
E. = English
F. = French
G. = German
Ger. = Germanic or German
Gk. = Greek
Goth. = Gothic
Gr. = Greek
Heb. = Hebrew
Icel. = Icelandic
It. = Italian
L. = Latin
Lith. = Lithuanian
LL. = Late Latin
ME. = Middle English - enm
MHG. = Middle High German - gmh
NL. = New Latin
OE. = Old English
Important: In Webster 1913, "Old English" refers to what we call Middle English today
and also specifically early Middle English. Our "Old English" is Anglo-Saxon (AS.)
to Webster. See the Webster 1913 entry on "English"
OF. = Old French
OFris. = Old Frisian
OHG. = Old High German
Olr. = typo for OIr = Old Irish
OS. = Old Saxon
Per. = Persian
Pg. = Portuguese
Russ. = Russian
Skr. = Sanskrit
Sp. = Spanish
Sw. = Swedish
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