He became a Fellow of Magdalen straight after graduating, and through C. T. Onions, then Magdalen librarian, assisted in editing one of Onions's projects, the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology.
He became a Fellow of Magdalen straight after graduating, subsequently moving colleges to Christ Church and St Peter's. Through C. T. Onions, then Magdalen librarian, assisted in editing one of Onions's projects, the Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology.