A Concise Anglo-Saxon Dictionary: For the Use of Students

The Anglo-Saxon dictionary that has unlocked the oldest English literature for generations of students. This is the essential key to reading Beowulf in the original, along with the vast corpus of Old English poetry and prose that shaped the English literary tradition. First published in 1894 and refined through four editions, J.R. Clark Hall's work provides comprehensive coverage of every word appearing in Anglo-Saxon poetry and prose. Students will find variant dialectal forms, clear markings distinguishing purely poetic vocabulary from prose usage, and precise references to the passages where each word appears. Whether you are parsing the heroic measures of the Exeter Book or decoding the prose chronicles of King Alfred's court, this dictionary remains the indispensable companion for anyone serious about engaging with Old English in its earliest written forms.