Preface

Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik, vol. 81, pp. 293–295

Abstract

The field of Old English studies owes a great debt of gratitude to the editors of A Thesaurus of Old English (TOE). Ever since its publication in 1995, TOE has been the point of departure for many scholars working on aspects of the language and culture of early medieval England. Whether doing a semantic field study or a literary-critical analysis, scholars have profited from the ability to look up which Old English words were available to denote particular concepts. This special issue of Amsterdamer Beiträge zur älteren Germanistik is devoted to this

Authors 2

1. Thijs Porck Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, Leiden University Leiden Niederlande

2. Sander Stolk Aachen

   Leiden University

   Affiliation as printed

   Leiden University Centre for the Arts in Society, Leiden University Leiden Niederlande