Englisches Seminar
Universität Münster

INTRODUCTION TO OLD ENGLISH

WS 03/04
Mo 11-13, Room 031
Oliver Traxel


LINKS

Here is a selection of internet links you may find useful. More links can be found on the respective webpages.

Contents:


1. History of the English Language
  1a. Resources History of the English Language Homepage
Dan Mosser's page contains an extensive collection of links and the opportunity to join a discussion list.
Oxford English Dictionary
The entire Oxford English Dictionary including a search engine is available to those attached to the university network.
  1b. Classes History of the English Language at Towson University
Edwin Duncan's site contains links to course materials and on-line research aids.
History of the English Language at the University of Toronto
Ian Lancashire's site includes a select bibliography of reference materials.
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2. Indo-European
  2a. Resources TITUS (Thesaurus Indogermanischer Text- und Sprachmaterialien)
The University of Frankfurt's excellent site on various aspects of Indo-European.
Indo-European Database
This database offers extensive information on all Indo-European languages, but unfortunately lots of commerical windows pop up, too.
Indo-European Languages On-Line
Useful collection of internet links based in Russia (!).
Indo-European Language Resources
Sean Crist's site at the University of Pennsylvania covers mostly Germanic languages.
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3. Germanic
  3a. Resources Germanic Languages at TITUS
A family tree, alphabets and texts from various Germanic languages.
Characteristics of the Germanic Language Family
The Dutch Department at the University of Vienna has some useful general information on the Germanic branch.
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4. Old English
  4a. Resources Old English Pages
Possible the best link collection on the web! Cathy Ball from Georgetown University has gathered dozens of links on all aspects of Anglo-Saxon studies. Absolutely essential for all serious (and not so serious) students of Old English and related disciplines.
Anglo-Saxon Dictionary Project
Bosworth and Toller's Anglo-Saxon Dictionary is also available in electronic form (site under construction).
An Anglo-Saxon Dictionary
Here you can find scans of all pages of Hall's Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary (2nd ed.). Very helpful if you do not have access to a printed copy.
An Old English Glossary
Peter Baker has compiled a beautiful glossary in pdf-format, which covers the texts examined in his class.
TOEBI Web Resources
The Society of Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland lists a great deal of invaluable web resources.
Fontes Anglo-Saxonici Project
A very important project which tries to establish the source material used by Anglo-Saxon authors; contains a searchable database.
  4b. Classes Old English at the University of Virginia
Peter Baker's site is extremely useful for learning and practising Old English even without a teacher. Includes the infamous Old English Aerobics as well as Anglo-Saxon typefaces.
Old English at NTNU
A large amount of material including texts and exercises is available from this site.
Edwin Duncan's Old English Class
Old English at Towson University. Contains course material and links.
  4c. Corpora Old English Corpus
The entire Old English Corpus can be accessed and searched by anyone on the university network.
Old English Pages: Text Collection
Cathy Ball lists all Old English texts available for viewing on the web.
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