Dictionary of Old English
{{Short description|Old English dictionary published in Canada}}
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The Dictionary of Old English (DOE) is a dictionary of the Old English language, published by the Centre for Medieval Studies, University of Toronto, under the direction of Angus Cameron, Ashley Crandell Amos, Antonette diPaolo Healey, and Haruko Momma. It complements the Oxford English Dictionary{{'}}s comprehensive survey of modern English, the Middle English Dictionary{{'}}s comprehensive survey of Middle English, and the Scottish Language Dictionaries surveys of Scots.[http://www.doe.utoronto.ca/pages/about.html About the Dictionary of Old English]
The dictionary is still under production. With the publication of the entries under I in September 2018, the entries for letters A-I of the 24-letter Old English alphabet have been published (though since the dictionary has no entry for J and published the two entries for K at the same time as the I entries, it has technically covered A-K, and the next letter to be published will be L).Elena Matas and Emma Duffee, '[https://dictionaryofoldenglish.wordpress.com/2018/11/27/an-interview-with-drafting-editors-robert-getz-and-stephen-pelle An Interview with DOE Editors Robert Getz and Stephen Pelle]' (27 November 2018).
The dictionary has made extensive use of digital technology, and is based on a corpus of at least one copy of every known surviving text written in Old English.
History
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The dictionary was conceived in 1968 as a replacement for the Bosworth–Toller Anglo-Saxon Dictionary, which had been compiled at a time when both the study of the Old English language and lexicographical techniques were less advanced.{{Cite journal|title = "The Dictionary of Old English": A Progress Report|last = Leyerle|first = John|date = 1971|journal = Computers and the Humanities|doi = 10.1007/BF02402209|volume = 5|issue = 5|pages = 279–283| s2cid=62706149 }} From the outset, the editors were interested in the potential application of computer technology to the task of compiling the dictionary, and in basing the dictionary text on a corpus. A dictionary plan was published in 1973.{{Cite web|url = http://www.doe.utoronto.ca/pages/publications.html|title = Publications of the Dictionary of Old English|date = |accessdate = 17 June 2014|website = Dictionary of Old English|publisher = University of Toronto|last = |first = }} It was originally anticipated that work on the dictionary would begin in 1976 and the dictionary would begin appearing in fascicles shortly thereafter.
The first fascicle was not published until 1986, and covered words beginning with the letter D. The letter G was reached in 2008. {{As of|March 2015}} the entries for 8 of the 24 letters of the Old English alphabet, A-H were published, with over 60% of the total entries written.{{Cite web|url=https://artscieffect.utoronto.ca/features-2016/the-dictionary-of-old-english-the-letter-h/|title=The Dictionary of Old English, the letter H|last=|first=|date=2016|website=University of Toronto|access-date=}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uoft-dictionary-of-old-english-1.3924775|title=UofT Dictionary of Old English|last=|first=|date=7 January 2017|website=CBC News|access-date=}} The letter I was released in September 2018.
Availability
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The dictionary is available in 3 formats:[https://doe.utoronto.ca/pages/index.html#publications Publications of the Dictionary of Old English]
- [https://doe.utoronto.ca/pages/index.html#pub/web-dict Dictionary of Old English: A to I online] This site offers a limited number of free searches per year, then charges apply. Registration is required.
- [https://doe.utoronto.ca/pages/index.html#pub/cd-dict Dictionary of Old English: A to H on CD-ROM]
- [https://doe.utoronto.ca/pages/index.html#publications Dictionary of Old English: A to G on microfiche]
The corpus is available in 2 formats:
- [https://doe.utoronto.ca/pages/index.html#pub/web-corpus Dictionary of Old English Web Corpus]
- [https://doe.utoronto.ca/pages/index.html#pub/corpus Dictionary of Old English in Electronic Form]
The computerized corpus (old version) is available to download on request from the University of Oxford Text Archive, free for use in education and research:
- [http://www.ota.ox.ac.uk/desc/2488 Dictionary of Old English Corpus in Electronic Form (DOEC)]
Notes
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External links
- [https://doe.utoronto.ca Official website]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fVc84pC9OEE An animated clip highlighting Old English and the DOE]
- [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJztLQg07lY A clip created by University of Toronto featuring editors and students]
- [https://www.facebook.com/In-memory-of-Angus-Cameron-213849301980118/ In memory of Angus Cameron]
- [http://alumni.artsci.utoronto.ca/supporting-the-doe/ Put Your Own Stamp on the Dictionary of Old English] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181130032121/https://alumni.artsci.utoronto.ca/supporting-the-doe/ |date=2018-11-30 }}
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