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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Check out this new Radio 4 'Word of Mouth' episode on the influence of Anglo-Norman on Modern English. We were very happy to help the programme makers with our advice on the subject! www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Word of Mouth - How the Normans changed the way we speak - BBC Sounds

Michael Rosen explores the impact of the Norman invasion on the English language.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

We apologize for the recent periods of downtime affecting the dictionary. The technical issues should now be resolved, and we thank you for your patience while we worked to restore the service.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

"... a personal touch to the work that has gone into the project" So what can be discovered in the Anglo-Norman Dictionary archives, among the early drafts, private correspondence and funding applications? A new blogpost offers some insights: anglo-norman.net/materials-fr...

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

"Some cards are still within the original envelopes that were sent for review by the scholars who created them." Blogpost #4 looks in closer detail at some of the original index cards in the archives of the Anglo-Norman Dictionary: anglo-norman.net/index-cards-...

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

"the organisation was not consistent throughout the entire collection. This presented us with a challenge ...?" Here is blogpost#3 from the Archivist Project working on the AND's historical materials and correspondence: anglo-norman.net/challenges-o...

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

"Some had labels, but primarily the exact contents were a mystery to us." The second blogpost on exploring the AND archives is now available here: anglo-norman.net/the-process-...

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Meet the team of Archive Masters Students of Aberystwyth University digging into the history of the AND! Their first post is now availabale on our blog: anglo-norman.net/overview-of-...

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Alongside establishing an organised archive, they have also produced a fully searchable catalogue of the collection - illustrating and revealing eight decades of writing the AND. Starting next week they will document their progress in a series of blogposts.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The AND archives project! Over the past four months, a team of six Archive Masters students at Aberystwyth University has examined and organised more than 25 large boxes of materials relating to the making of the Anglo-Norman Dictionary - some dating back to the 1940s. @aberuni.bsky.social

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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!

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

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...

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

‪@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 ...

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

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!

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

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!

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

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'?

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

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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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

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!

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

📜 📣 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'.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

#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!

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 28/11/2024

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!

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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!

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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).

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

You can use an asterisk to search for words that begin (e.g. tre*), end (e.g. *ment), or contain the term (e.g. *mon*); a question mark to denote any single letter (e.g. am?n*); and double quotes for an exact word (e.g. "poer").

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

We all know that the Anglo-Norman Dictionary is resourceful, but are you familiar with all of the platform's search options? ⬇️🧵 #medievalsky #DH #academicsky

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

📜 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! #medievalsky

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 31/10/2024

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

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

➡️ More information: www.anglo-norman.net... 2/2

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 08/10/2024

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 1/2

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

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

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 22/09/2024

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

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.

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Anglo-Norman Dictionary @a-ndictionary.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

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

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/

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