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The DOE's emblem is a wyrm. How did the DOE choose its emblem animal?

The main search screen of the Dictionary of Old English allows users to search the dictionary by headword (word defined in the dictionary), attested spellings, usage patterns, even by subject (legal, medical, historical).

D words in Old English: defined and illustrated with copious citations from Old English texts. Published 1984.

"This eighth fascicle of the Dictionary of Old English, the letter G, consists of 1,319 headwords in 3,454 pages, on microfiche. The material on which G is based represents a fresh look at all surviving Old English (except some multiple copies of…

"These new additions to the Dictionary of Old English include the fourth fascicle, the letter Æ, consisting of 617 headwords in 771 pages on microfiche; the entry on the substantive verb Beon, issued as a supplement to Fascicle B, on 49 pages of…

"The fifth fascicle of the Dictionary of Old English, the letter A, consists of 1,505 headwords in 2,331 pages on microfiche. The material on which A is based represents a fresh look at all surviving Old English (except multiple copies of texts), an…

In this group project, students explore the oral and performative aspects of old English poetry by creating an Omeka archive of audio recordings of significant passages. Where necessary, students consult the Dictionary of Old English and Dictionary…

Dream of the Rood ll. 1-10a recording (Old English poem, read aloud in English)

Classwork: students learn how to use DOE and DOE Corpus to search for 'nation-words', thinking about aspects such as date (where it is possible to date the OE text) and type of document (historical, homily, charter, private will) (1 hour) Optional…

A help manual for the Dictionary of Old English and the Dictionary of Old English Corpus (July 2014).