Medieval Latin dictionary completed

Started by Glaurung, August 31, 2014, 09:19:16 AM

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Glaurung

I don't know if this is exactly on-topic here, but it appealed to me. Since 1913, work has been under way on compiling a dictionary of medieval Latin from British sources. The current team believe they have now reached the end - an entry for 'zythum', a type of beer. There are more details in this BBC News article. Now I'm just waiting for them to start on an OED-style Supplement for things that have been missed earlier.

Jubal

Ooh, fun. (And yes, this is definitely "interesting information"!)

I wonder if anyone's done a Greek one...
The duke, the wanderer, the philosopher, the mariner, the warrior, the strategist, the storyteller, the wizard, the wayfarer...