Anglo-Norman Dictionary

We are grateful for the lexicographical contributions she made over these last 5 years, and wish her the best of luck in her new and exciting position!

Delphine joined the Anglo-Norman Dictionary project as a research assistant in 2020 and was one of the editors to work on the Second Edition of the letters S and T.

At the end of this week we say goodbye to Delphine Demelas, who takes up a lectureship in Digital Humanities at the University Southampton.

Bayeux Tapestry to return to British Museum on loan after 900 years Bayeux Tapestry will be shown at the British Museum, which will lend treasures to Normandy museums.

How it all started!
(and it's coming closer to home very soon!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The AND's own transcriptions of 13 unpublished Anglo-Norman texts (including religious narratives, a legal treatise and language manuals) are now also accessible through the Oxford Text Archive. hdl.handle.net/20.500.14106...

‪@kbneal.bsky.social‬ We *will* add this feature - after some much needed tidying up of the parts of speech sections throughout the dictionary. So this might take a while ...

Let me take this up with our technical person! Sound like a good idea!

Although, possibly, might this be another attestion: anglo-norman.net/entry/grawe ??

The AND has found the Holy Grail!

Or at least, after much digging, the first Anglo-Norman attestation of the term: anglo-norman.net/entry/grael_2

By the way, the answer to question 1 is ‘descoverir’. And for question 2: ‘desnetteté’, ‘esnetter’, ‘net’, ‘tresnet’, and 5 more entries. But you can now so easily find this for yourself - with the new Advanced Search tool, evidently!

Or which Anglo-Norman words derive from the FEW’s etymon 'nitidus' (and share the same etymology)?

Go to our ‘Advanced Search’ page, and chose ‘Cognate References’. This tool offers you a whole new dimension in querying the AND's dataset!

NEW FEATURE!: From today you can use a new tool that searches all AND entries via headwords from all of its 9 cognate dictionaries!

For example, you want to know which AND entry is equivalent to the Oxford English Dictionary’s 'to discover'?

In addition, we’ll develop some exciting new search tools and options as well! We’ll keep you posted!

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FUNDING!! We’re delighted to say that the AND project has received a new AHRC grant!

For the next four years we’ll be working on the completion of the Second Edition - not just the revision of V- (our final letter!), but also an overall consolidation (and expansion!) of all entries (A-Z).

Emma's transcription of 'Mes Enemys' is available here anglo-norman.net/publications..., with more forthcoming on a very interesting 'Polistorie' fragment.

Our best of thanks to Morgane Coirault and Emma Cavell who visited the AND project during February and March! Morgane worked as an intern to the editorial work and Emma produced transcriptions of previously unpublished Anglo-Norman texts. It was a joy to work together!

We are now beginning the revision of V– (the final letter to be revised for the Second Edition) together with an overall consolidation of the sources, contents and methodologies of the entire dictionary. We are aiming to complete the Second Edition by March 2029.
#medievalsky

The works of Wace, a large and important source of early Anglo-Norman, were added to the A-Z dictionary. A thorough examination of surnames in Anglo-Norman sources yielded a wealth of new materials, resulting in in 877 new entries (with 909 senses and subsenses, 1873 citations) in the dictionary.

After extensive revision, there are now 281 substantive entries under W- (more than doubling those in the first edition!), with 367 senses and subsenses, 763 dated citations, and 58 locutions. X- had no entries in the first edition, but now has three.
anglo-norman.net/entry/wach

A screenshot of the entry wach on the Anglo-Norman Dictionary website, explaining the meaning of the interjection as 'Aha, aha!', sneer, expression of gloating triumph'.

📜 📣 Wach, wach! The Second Edition of the W– and X- are now accessible online!

#LoveYourDataWeek! Exploring Anglo-Norman in its multilingual context? Almost every AND entry link is now clickable, providing direct access to French, English, and Latin cognate dictionaries in a more user-friendly format.

Try it out and tell us what you think!

We're here to serve you (and occasionally to save you!).

Messages like this give us the strength to continue our daily editorial task. Many thanks Marisa for your support! #medievalsky

Bonjour Catherine, merci pour votre message. Notre équipe prépare d'autres posts qui seront publiés dans quelques semaines. Merci pour votre intérêt!
Hi Catherine. Thank you for your message. Our team is working on new posts, which will be published in the next weeks. Thank you for your interest!

All labels in an entry are also clickable, taking you to a list of words labelled with the same tag🖱️.

Let us know if these options are helpful in your research!

The search contains compound terms, which combine an Anglo-Norman noun with a loanword (e.g. ancrestock, as a compound of Anglo-Norman 'ancre' and English 'stock'). You may also narrow your search to these compound words or exclude them.

4) The Languages Search

The languages search is a recent and exciting addition to the dictionary. This search returns loanwords, which are words that were taken into Anglo-Norman from another language with little or no alteration (e.g. English tenysballe).

Do not forget to clear the search form before beginning a new search!

3) Semantic and Usage labels
This function allows you to execute searches that focus on certain semantic fields and usage. You can also combine the labels; for example, if you wish to look for agricultural occupations in the dictionary data, simply perform a search that combines the two labels.

2) The Advance Search

Use the same wildcards as for the quick search (*,?,"). You can refine your search by selecting a specific time period or year. You can also search the dictionary citations and English translations of Anglo-Norman words.