Dictionaries

This section provides access to searchable dictionaries for the various languages of the British Isles.

Cockney Rhyming Slang

An online dictionary.

The Early Modern English Dictionaries Database (EMEDD)

EMEDD has aggregated into one place the English-language content of bilingual
(English and other languages) and monolingual (English-only) dictionaries,
glossaries, grammars, and encyclopedias published in England from 1500 to 1660.

Index of Irish Words Discussed in Journals

A project completed in 2003.

Irish-English Dictionary

Translates from Irish to English and vice versa.

Latin Tutorial, Online

An online guide to reading the Latin used in documents between 1086 and 1733. It includes word lists, advice on dating documents, and other similar resources.

Lewis & Short Latin Dictionary

A searchable version of the standard source for classical Latin.

 
Middle English Dictionary

A searchable database that includes continuous updates to the print version completed in 2001.

PACDIL

Additions and corrections to the Royal Irish Academy's Dictionary of the Irish Language.

 
Scottish Gaelic Learner’s Association

With useful things like the Lord’s Prayer in Gaelic.

Victorian Slang

A glossary of terms from the underworld.

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