The History of English Podcast

Episode 102: A Medieval Glossary

59 min • 6 november 2017

In this episode, we explore the notes and translations left behind by scribes in the margins of Medieval manuscripts.  Those marginal notes reveal numerous insights about the state of English in the early 1200s.  Those early glosses and translations also led to bilingual word lists which were the precursor of modern-day dictionaries.

TRANSCRIPT: EPISODE 102

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