Dictionary of Old English
Encyclopedia
The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) is a dictionary
published by the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
under the direction of Angus Cameron
(1941–1983), Ashley Crandell Amos (1951–1989), and Antonette diPaolo Healey. It "defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600-1150 A.D.) of the English language, using today's most advanced technology. The DOE complements the Middle English Dictionary
(which covers the period 1100–1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary
, the three together providing a full description of the vocabulary of English."
The dictionary is still under production, as "one third of the Dictionary--eight of the 22 letters of the Old English
alphabet--has been published, and more than 60% of the total entries have been written to date."
The dictionary has made extensive use of digital technology. It is "is based on a computerized Corpus comprising at least one copy of each text surviving in Old English. The total size is about five times the collected works of Shakespeare."
It is available in 3 formats
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...
published by the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto
University of Toronto
The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada...
under the direction of Angus Cameron
Angus Cameron (academic)
Angus Cameron was a Canadian linguist and lexicographer.-Life:Cameron was born in Nova Scotia on 11 February 1941 and educated at Truro Senior High School and Mount Allison University before winning a Rhodes Scholarship to Jesus College, Oxford...
(1941–1983), Ashley Crandell Amos (1951–1989), and Antonette diPaolo Healey. It "defines the vocabulary of the first six centuries (600-1150 A.D.) of the English language, using today's most advanced technology. The DOE complements the Middle English Dictionary
Middle English Dictionary
The Middle English Dictionary is a dictionary of Middle English published by the University of Michigan. "Its 15,000 pages offer a comprehensive analysis of lexicon and usage for the period 1100-1500, based on the analysis of a collection of over three million citation slips, the largest collection...
(which covers the period 1100–1500 A.D.) and the Oxford English Dictionary
Oxford English Dictionary
The Oxford English Dictionary , published by the Oxford University Press, is the self-styled premier dictionary of the English language. Two fully bound print editions of the OED have been published under its current name, in 1928 and 1989. The first edition was published in twelve volumes , and...
, the three together providing a full description of the vocabulary of English."
The dictionary is still under production, as "one third of the Dictionary--eight of the 22 letters of the Old English
Old English language
Old English or Anglo-Saxon is an early form of the English language that was spoken and written by the Anglo-Saxons and their descendants in parts of what are now England and southeastern Scotland between at least the mid-5th century and the mid-12th century...
alphabet--has been published, and more than 60% of the total entries have been written to date."
The dictionary has made extensive use of digital technology. It is "is based on a computerized Corpus comprising at least one copy of each text surviving in Old English. The total size is about five times the collected works of Shakespeare."
It is available in 3 formats
- Dictionary of Old English: A to G online
- Dictionary of Old English: A to G on CD-ROM
- Dictionary of Old English: A to G on microfiche
External links
- Official website
- An animated clip highlighting Old English and the DOE
- In memory of Angus Cameron
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- Review B – JSTORJSTORJSTOR is an online system for archiving academic journals, founded in 1995. It provides its member institutions full-text searches of digitized back issues of several hundred well-known journals, dating back to 1665 in the case of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society...