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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…

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

Historiated initial 'U' with angel holding a book, in BL MS. Arundel 16, f. 1. The text is Osbern's Epistola de vita S. Dunstani (Life of St. Dunstan). The manuscript dates back to the last quarter of the 11th century or first quarter of the 12th…

The main workroom at the Dictionary of Old English. This office houses the DOE's drafting editors and the DOE's library of editions, reference works, and manuscript facsimiles.

Kasandra Castle, graduate research assistant at the Dictionary of Old English, checks citations against manuscript facsimiles.

Image created with Wordle. Lemmatization is the process through which lexicographers assign word forms to a certain headword. For example, Modern English word forms such as burn, burns, burning, and burned all belong to the word to burn. Old English…

This assignment will require you to explore an Old English word of your choice using the Dictionary of Old English and the DOE Web Corpus. You will compile your findings on our class Omeka page and give a short presentation. Vocabulary for exams will…

British Library MS. Arundel 155: Psalter and prayers ('The Eadui Psalter', 'The Arundel Psalter') On f. 9v, an angel hands St. Pachomius a scroll containing the Easter tables (for the calculation of the date of Easter). The words on the scroll…

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…