Anglo-Norman Dictionary
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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.
The AND's own transcriptions of 13 unpublished Anglo-Norman texts (including religious narratives, a legal treatise and language manuals) are now also accessible through the Oxford Text Archive.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
The AND's own transcriptions of 13 unpublished Anglo-Norman texts (including religious narratives, a legal treatise and language manuals) are now also accessible through the Oxford Text Archive.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...
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
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
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
Or at least, after much digging, the first Anglo-Norman attestation of the term: anglo-norman.net/entry/grael_2
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'?
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
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'?
For example, you want to know which AND entry is equivalent to the Oxford English Dictionary’s 'to discover'?
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).
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).
March 31, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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).
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).
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
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!
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.
February 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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.
📜 📣 Wach, wach! The Second Edition of the W– and X- are now accessible online!
February 27, 2025 at 9:55 AM
📜 📣 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!
Try it out and tell us what you think!
February 10, 2025 at 10:19 AM
#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!
Try it out and tell us what you think!
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!
Let us know if these options are helpful in your research!
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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!
Let us know if these options are helpful in your research!
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).
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).
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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).
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).
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.
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.
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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.
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.
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.
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
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.
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.
1) The quick search
Enter a word or part of a word, and you will be given a list of lemma and variations that match your query.
Enter a word or part of a word, and you will be given a list of lemma and variations that match your query.
November 26, 2024 at 12:31 PM
1) The quick search
Enter a word or part of a word, and you will be given a list of lemma and variations that match your query.
Enter a word or part of a word, and you will be given a list of lemma and variations that match your query.
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
‘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!
➡️ tinyurl.com/2erfvhdm
#Halloween
October 31, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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!
➡️ tinyurl.com/2erfvhdm
#Halloween
‘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!
➡️ tinyurl.com/2erfvhdm
#Halloween
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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‘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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October 8, 2024 at 12:17 PM
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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‘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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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
‘.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
October 4, 2024 at 8:01 AM
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.)
➡️ tinyurl.com/3dsb4scb
#teachersday
‘.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.)
➡️ tinyurl.com/3dsb4scb
#teachersday
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)
➡️ anglo-norman.net/ent...
#autumn
weins frois et sechs si resemble […] melancolie Psalter Comment 109.89 (autumn is cold and dry ; it is similar to […] black bile)
➡️ anglo-norman.net/ent...
#autumn
September 22, 2024 at 8:00 AM
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)
➡️ anglo-norman.net/ent...
#autumn
weins frois et sechs si resemble […] melancolie Psalter Comment 109.89 (autumn is cold and dry ; it is similar to […] black bile)
➡️ anglo-norman.net/ent...
#autumn
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
‘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)
➡️ More info: www.anglo-norman.net...
#sourdoughseptember
September 19, 2024 at 8:31 AM
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)
➡️ More info: www.anglo-norman.net...
#sourdoughseptember
‘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)
➡️ More info: www.anglo-norman.net...
#sourdoughseptember
📖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
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#medieval #AngloNorman
May 3, 2024 at 1:36 PM
📖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
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#medieval #AngloNorman
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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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.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blghsmic3py2uda37qcbt4rq/bafkreigeduwvxolmxupozhxzihryhjehc7hmqseakha6rmwxkfgkk4naka@jpeg)
April 25, 2024 at 12:18 PM
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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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: 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.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blghsmic3py2uda37qcbt4rq/bafkreian5bmei2acnjd5b7agbytzi76aum4xsu6d42atfnpjovrqfkwjbm@jpeg)
𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: mandé 'washing of feet'
If you ever wondered where the phrase 'Maundy Thursday' comes from, the answer is Anglo-Norman.
➡️To learn more: anglo-norman.net/ent...
If you ever wondered where the phrase 'Maundy Thursday' comes from, the answer is Anglo-Norman.
➡️To learn more: anglo-norman.net/ent...
![[Illustration: Reconciliation of penitents on Maundy Thursday (France, Besançon. Bibliothèque municipale, Ms. 138 f. 120)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blghsmic3py2uda37qcbt4rq/bafkreiggavqjmfcvz45dejokfaofhxsdvuaxtmoibdh4vwkrqn25sitzgi@jpeg)
March 28, 2024 at 11:52 AM
𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: mandé 'washing of feet'
If you ever wondered where the phrase 'Maundy Thursday' comes from, the answer is Anglo-Norman.
➡️To learn more: anglo-norman.net/ent...
If you ever wondered where the phrase 'Maundy Thursday' comes from, the answer is Anglo-Norman.
➡️To learn more: anglo-norman.net/ent...
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)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blghsmic3py2uda37qcbt4rq/bafkreibktfjhwnh6rp2krkgmqll7pmr4z36zoybhd2orl4pfuujqg6xv3e@jpeg)
March 21, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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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𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: travailler, ‘to work ; take exercise’
"Ki ke veut sa santé garder Devant mangier estuit travailler" Secr ABERNUN 1881
(Whoever wants to stay in shape has to exercise before eating)
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"Ki ke veut sa santé garder Devant mangier estuit travailler" Secr ABERNUN 1881
(Whoever wants to stay in shape has to exercise before eating)
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![[Illustration: Sports, Great Britain : England (France, Paris. Bibliothèque nationale de France, Département des manuscrits, Français 22971 f.9v)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blghsmic3py2uda37qcbt4rq/bafkreigr7vnst6rea3n4w3x6k2ibmcokaz4vtat2wmeuyjwbo26ur7fkqq@jpeg)
March 19, 2024 at 4:34 PM
𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: travailler, ‘to work ; take exercise’
"Ki ke veut sa santé garder Devant mangier estuit travailler" Secr ABERNUN 1881
(Whoever wants to stay in shape has to exercise before eating)
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"Ki ke veut sa santé garder Devant mangier estuit travailler" Secr ABERNUN 1881
(Whoever wants to stay in shape has to exercise before eating)
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Today Medievalsky, let’s explore the Anglo-Norman Pisces horoscope:
"Qant la lune est en Pisce. Piscis est une signe commune, freyde e moyste, fleumatik, de la nature de ewe. Donke est il bone oure a vendre, e achater, la mer entrer e passer...
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"Qant la lune est en Pisce. Piscis est une signe commune, freyde e moyste, fleumatik, de la nature de ewe. Donke est il bone oure a vendre, e achater, la mer entrer e passer...
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![[Illustration : Zodiac : Pisces (Paris, BnF, Latin 7330 f.33v)]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:blghsmic3py2uda37qcbt4rq/bafkreidt5xksani4qdty6y2bsnyp3ydhffwo6guuvcd34nt5hhnqm4rjt4@jpeg)
March 15, 2024 at 11:30 AM
Today Medievalsky, let’s explore the Anglo-Norman Pisces horoscope:
"Qant la lune est en Pisce. Piscis est une signe commune, freyde e moyste, fleumatik, de la nature de ewe. Donke est il bone oure a vendre, e achater, la mer entrer e passer...
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"Qant la lune est en Pisce. Piscis est une signe commune, freyde e moyste, fleumatik, de la nature de ewe. Donke est il bone oure a vendre, e achater, la mer entrer e passer...
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