An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
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An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary is a dictionary
of Old English, a language that was previously known as Anglo-Saxon. Four editions of the dictionary were published. It has often (especially in earlier times) been considered the definitive lexicon
for Old English. It is often referred to by the names of its creators, for example Bosworth, Bosworth & Toller.
This was written by Joseph Bosworth
, who in 1858 became the Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University: the post was renamed in 1916 as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon
, in Bosworth's honour.
While being attributed to "J. Bosworth & T. N. Toller", this was a revision by T. Northcote Toller, based on Bosworth's 1838 dictionary, Bosworth's papers, and additions by Toller.
Alistair Campbell issued an edition with "enlarged addenda and corrigenda" in 1972
Dictionary
A dictionary is a collection of words in one or more specific languages, often listed alphabetically, with usage information, definitions, etymologies, phonetics, pronunciations, and other information; or a book of words in one language with their equivalents in another, also known as a lexicon...
of Old English, a language that was previously known as Anglo-Saxon. Four editions of the dictionary were published. It has often (especially in earlier times) been considered the definitive lexicon
Lexicon
In linguistics, the lexicon of a language is its vocabulary, including its words and expressions. A lexicon is also a synonym of the word thesaurus. More formally, it is a language's inventory of lexemes. Coined in English 1603, the word "lexicon" derives from the Greek "λεξικόν" , neut...
for Old English. It is often referred to by the names of its creators, for example Bosworth, Bosworth & Toller.
The 1838 edition
This was written by Joseph Bosworth
Joseph Bosworth
Joseph Bosworth , English scholar of Anglo-Saxon language and Anglo-Saxon literature, was born in Derbyshire.-Biography:Educated at Repton, whence he proceeded to the University of Aberdeen, he became in 1817 vicar of Little Horwood, Buckinghamshire, and devoted his spare time to literature and...
, who in 1858 became the Rawlinsonian Professor of Anglo-Saxon at Oxford University: the post was renamed in 1916 as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon
Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon
The Rawlinson and Bosworth Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, until 1916 known as the Rawlinsonian Professorship of Anglo-Saxon, was established by Richard Rawlinson of St. John's College, Oxford, in 1795. The Chair is associated with Pembroke College. 'Bosworth' was added to commemorate Joseph...
, in Bosworth's honour.
The 1898 edition
While being attributed to "J. Bosworth & T. N. Toller", this was a revision by T. Northcote Toller, based on Bosworth's 1838 dictionary, Bosworth's papers, and additions by Toller.
The 1972 edition
Alistair Campbell issued an edition with "enlarged addenda and corrigenda" in 1972
External links
- An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Online
- The 1838 edition from the Internet Archive.
- An OCROptical character recognitionOptical character recognition, usually abbreviated to OCR, is the mechanical or electronic translation of scanned images of handwritten, typewritten or printed text into machine-encoded text. It is widely used to convert books and documents into electronic files, to computerize a record-keeping...
text version of the 1898 edition.