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The AND is an open-access digital platform at Aberystwyth University about Anglo-Norman, the type of French used in the British Isles throughout the medieval period.- visit https://anglo-norman.net.
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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · Nov 26
We all know that the Anglo-Norman Dictionary is resourceful, but are you familiar with all of the platform's search options?
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At the end of this week we say goodbye to Delphine Demelas, who takes up a lectureship in Digital Humanities at the University Southampton.
July 29, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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How it all started!
(and it's coming closer to home very soon!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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.
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July 8, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The AND's own transcriptions of 13 unpublished Anglo-Norman texts (including religious narratives, a legal treatise and language manuals) are now also accessible through the Oxford Text Archive.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...
June 23, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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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
April 29, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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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'?
April 3, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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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).
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March 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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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!
March 28, 2025 at 1:13 PM
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📜 📣 Wach, wach! The Second Edition of the W– and X- are now accessible online!
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'.
February 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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#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!
February 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
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Messages like this give us the strength to continue our daily editorial task. Many thanks Marisa for your support! #medievalsky
gawanthegorgays.bsky.social Marisa Ellen Mills @gawanthegorgays.bsky.social · Nov 27
@a-ndictionary.bsky.social Please, accept my undying love and admiration both for your university and for all the important work you do in preserving the Anglo-Norman language and making it accessible to scholars. Your dictionary has been so helpful in my research. 🥰
November 28, 2024 at 10:04 AM
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We all know that the Anglo-Norman Dictionary is resourceful, but are you familiar with all of the platform's search options?
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#medievalsky #DH #academicsky
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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📜 If you're in the Oxford area in January and want to learn more about the medieval French of England, don't miss Jocelyn Wogan-Browne's talk!

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oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social Faculty of History, University of Oxford @oxhistoryfaculty.bsky.social · Nov 21
The James Ford Lectures in British History are coming to Examination Schools in January 2025!

Jocelyn Wogan-Browne (Fordham University) will be speaking on French in Medieval Britain: Cultural Politics and Social History, c. 1100-c. 1500 starting Thursday 23rd January.

See you there!
November 26, 2024 at 9:09 AM
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WOTD: maligne espirit, loc. ‘evil spirit, demon’

‘espirt maligne en son cheval Entrira par enchantement.’ S Greg 2446 (an evil spirit will take possession of his horse by sorcery)

Beware of the evil spirits, and Happy Halloween!

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#Halloween
Image: The devils' Council (Paris, BnF, Français 91 f.1). source: https://portail.biblissima.fr/ . This medieval illumination depicts a vivid and chaotic scene of demons and tortured souls. On the left side, a council of devils convenes in a rocky, infernal landscape. The central demon, standing atop a two-headed beast, wields a staff as he addresses the other grotesque creatures, who listen attentively. The figures are menacing, with exaggerated faces, horns, and twisted bodies. On the right side, the image shifts to a hellish portrayal of human suffering. Demons are shown tormenting humans in various ways: some victims are bound and led away, while others are attacked by demonic creatures. The setting is a mix of dark rocky terrain and twisted structures. The entire scene serves as a graphic illustration of punishment and chaos, emphasizing the manuscript’s moral and religious message about sin and damnation.
October 31, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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WOTD: planete, s. ‘planet’
‘set planetes Sunt al firmament […] Ceo est Saturnus e Jubiter, Mars, Solail e pus Venus, Mercurius, Lune’ RAUF ANTS 295 (seven planets are up in the sky […] They are Saturn and Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus, Mercury and the Moon)
#SpaceWeek
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Image: Astronomer(s) (Paris, BnF, Français 134 f.169). Source: https://portail.biblissima.fr/ . This medieval illumination depicts a group of three scholars dressed in brightly colored robes and hats, observing a celestial sphere representing the Earth. The Earth is surrounded by stars and a deep blue background, with a detailed depiction of a cityscape on its surface, symbolizing medieval cosmological understanding. The figures stand outdoors amidst foliage, looking thoughtfully at the globe as if discussing astronomical theories. The intricate decorations around the frame and the French script below suggest that the scene comes from a manuscript related to cosmology or geography.
October 8, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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WOTD: scolemestre, s., ‘schoolmaster, teacher’

‘.ij. scolemaisters, l'un pur enfourmer les ditz queresters en musyk et l'autre en gramer’ Rot Parl1 iv 249 (two teachers, one to teach the said choristers music and the other grammar.)

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#teachersday
Image: Saint Jerome paying his professor (France, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Latin 1 f.3v). Source : https://portail.biblissima.fr/ . This medieval illumination depicts Saint Jerome in two different scenes. On the left, Jerome, identified by his halo, is leaving a city gate and gesturing towards a ship on the water, symbolizing his journey. The ship, with several passengers visible, has its sail unfurled, indicating readiness for travel. The city architecture is detailed, showing fortified walls, towers, and a statue of a Roman goddess. On the right, Jerome is seated outside a different city and appears to be handing a coin to a bearded figure holding a book, symbolizing the payment for his education. The colors are vibrant, with rich reds, blues, and gold accents.
October 4, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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WOTD: gain, s., ‘autumn, harvest season’

weins frois et sechs si resemble […] melancolie Psalter Comment 109.89 (autumn is cold and dry ; it is similar to […] black bile)

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#autumn
Saison : automne/Season: autumn (Paris, BnF, Français 9140 f.186v). Source: https://portail.biblissima.fr/ . In this medieval representation of autumn, we see two people: one picking apples and the other grappes.
September 22, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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WOTD: ‘levé’, pp as a., leavened:
‘pur le pantrie […] vous achatés du payn non pas chaufenous, mes de bon payne levee’ Man lang ANTS 5.12 (For the pantry […] you will not buy mouldy bread but good leavened one)
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#sourdoughseptember
Image: Habacuc transportant des vivres pour Daniel/Habakkuk carrying supplies for Daniel (France, Tours, Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 13 f. 086). Source: https://portail.biblissima.fr/
September 19, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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📖New publication by @delphinedemelas.bsky.social, one of our editors: 'La Chanson d'Otinel. Édition critique du remaniement anglo-normand (fin XIIe siècle), ed. Delphine Demelas (Brepols May 2024)'
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#medieval #AngloNorman
May 3, 2024 at 1:36 PM
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Today, we offer you a salty saga from #medieval England.

According to an #AngloNorman chronicle, in 1325: ‘En cel temps la meer surmontoit l’eawe de Thamise qe fust salee, par quei moltz des gentz se pleignoient de la cervoise qe fu salee’ Anon Chr2 122
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[Illustration: Repas - Tirage du vin (France, Abbeville. Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 16 f. 015v)] This image is a medieval manuscript illumination with vibrant colors and gold accents. It is divided into three main panels: The top panel shows a pair of feet in blue hosiery, suggesting a figure just out of view. The central panel features two men working; one is pouring wine from a barrel into a container, while the other holds a jug and appears to be assisting or waiting to receive the liquid. The bottom right panel shows an architectural feature resembling a window with two figures inside sitting at a table eating a meal Each panel is adorned with elaborate borders and decorative elements typical of medieval manuscripts. There is text above and below the central panel written in Latin.
April 25, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: terre, ‘world, earth as a sphere or planet’

esteiles reials Que apellum 'principals', Que en latin numuns Planetes par raisuns. La terre dedenz pent. Comput ANTS 2801

#EarthDay #WOTD
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[Illustration: Allegory of the Earth (Paris, BnF, Grec 1208 f.200)] In the medieval illumination, we see a central figure dressed in royal blue robes, seated amidst a lush garden. Surrounding this central character are three other figures, each engaged in different activities. The background is luxurious garden in a golden expanse, reminiscent of celestial light. It bathes the scene in a glow. One figures is climbing on a tree, one other is pouring water on the ground with a large vessel and a third one, a women half naked, stirs the soil with her hands.
April 22, 2024 at 9:33 AM
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🗣️ Tresjoius, tresbenigne and treslas au terce!

We're very happy to say that after almost three years of work, the Second Edition of the letter T- has now been published online!

1805 new and revised entries freely available on 🔽 anglo-norman.net/entry/t

#DigitalHumanities #medieval #AngloNorman
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April 16, 2024 at 8:35 AM
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𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: mandé 'washing of feet'
If you ever wondered where the phrase 'Maundy Thursday' comes from, the answer is Anglo-Norman.

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[Illustration: Reconciliation of penitents on Maundy Thursday (France, Besançon. Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 138 f. 120)]
March 28, 2024 at 11:52 AM
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📚𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼-𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆

G. De Wilde (2021) ‘Towards Completing the Second Edition of the Anglo-Norman Dictionary’. 🧵⬇️
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March 27, 2024 at 10:30 AM
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🔔Medievalsky, the updated versions of U- and Y- are here!

The 2nd edition of these sections, published in 2014 & 2008, has been expanded with new citations, senses, locutions and additional entries. As a #digital and flexible resource, the AND continues to grow.

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March 22, 2024 at 11:57 AM
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Happy #InternationalPoetryDay and the official start of #Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! To celebrate, how about some 13th C. Anglo-Norman verse inspired by Spring: ⬇️
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[Illustration: Climate : rain (France, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, NAL 1673 f.95v)]
March 21, 2024 at 4:34 PM