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Verified signatureOld English Dictionary Interface This dataset contains an aligned index of major Old English dictionaries. It connects related entries across five lexical resources to create a unified reference system for Old English vocabulary. This dataset is an updated version of Martín Arista (2024). Dataset Description Dataset Summary The Old English Dictionary Interface dataset maps related entries across five major Old English lexical resources: Bosworth-Toller, Clark Hall, Sweet's Anglo-Saxon Reader, the Dictionary of Old English (A-I), and the ParCorOE master lemma list. The alignment handles orthographic variations, different length-marking conventions, and morphological segmentation to identify and connect equivalent lexical items across these resources. The dataset includes 92,391 alignment rows, with 41.2% of entries successfully matched across two or more dictionaries. The alignment uses a three-tier normalisation strategy including dictionary-specific normalisation, canonical key har…46b882c -
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Verified signatureOld English Dictionary Interface This Python script provides an interface for querying and exploring the Old English Dictionary Alignment dataset. It allows researchers, students, and language enthusiasts to search across multiple Old English dictionaries simultaneously and view aligned entries. Features The OldEnglishDictionary class provides the following functionalities: 1) Basic Search Search for Old English words using different modes: -Canonical Key: Search using the normalized spelling without length marks -Normalised Form: Search using the standardized spelling with length marks -Headword: Search across all dictionaries' headwords simultaneously python # Search for words containing "stan" in their canonical key results = oe_dict.search("stan", mode="canonical") # Search for the exact normalized form "āberan" results = oe_dict.search("āberan", mode="normalised", exact=True) # Search for any headword containing "cyning" in any dictionary results = oe_dict.search("cyning", …583d058
