Þu scealt gelome gelæran and tæcan. |
'You should often give lore and teach.' |
(Instructions for Christians, line 75, 12th century manuscript) |
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February 2023 | |
Old English words with the letter L in front of a head of the god Woden from a 12th century manuscript | |
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) 2022 Progress Report has been published. Its most important update concerns word entries beginning with the letter L. The report further details events after the pandemic, including a sad passing, many studious exchanges, and solid financing. | |
January 2022 | |
Logo of the DOE's Adopt-a-Word funding campaign with the Old English for "We thank you." | |
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) 2020 progress report has been published. It showcases the DOE's achievments, which are all the more impressive given the challenges associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. Notable updates concern words starting with the letter L as well as new staff members and funding. | |
Old English Trivia of the Day |
Article for Saturday 27 July 2024 | |
Apollonius returns to Tarsis (from a 15th c. manuscript, ÖNB 2886, f. 9r) | |
Apollonius of Tyre is the first fictional prose text of the English language. Why this fictional text was translated from Latin into the Anglo-Saxon vernacular remains a mystery. | |
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Old English Language | |
An Old English dictionary that's easy to use and accurate | |
Old-Engli.sh offers its own dictionary page. This online Old to Modern English glossary is simple, comprehensive and ideally suited for the translation of original Old English texts. | |
Old English Documentaries |
Produced in 2003 | |
DVD cover of the 2007 DVD release | |
A BBC4 documentary about one of the British Library's most valuable gems: the Anglo-Saxon poem Beowulf. This 60 minute program explores the epic poem, its preservation and re-discovery by Tolkien. | |
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Old English Dictionaries | |
Dictionary of Old English (DOE) The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600-1150 A.D.) of the English language, using twenty-first century technology. It has published letters A-G and offers various paid and free services, such as the "word of the week" or the "variant phrase search". http://tir.doe.utoronto.ca/index.html (homepage) http://tir.doe.utoronto.ca/pages/wofw.html (word of the week) http://tir.doe.utoronto.ca/pages/pub/web-corpus.html (webcorpus, paid) http://tir.doe.utoronto.ca/pages/tools/varphrase.html (variant phrase searches) |