English and Literature: Dictionaries and Encyclopedias

Contains the evolution of the English language over the last millennium and is a guide to the meaning, history, and pronunciation of over half a million words, both present and past. It traces the usage of words through quotations from international English language sources from classic literature and specialist periodicals to film scripts and cook books.

Offers easy access to and interconnectivity between three major Middle English electronic resources: an electronic version of the Middle English Dictionary, a HyperBibliography of Middle English prose and verse, based on the MED bibliographies, and a Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse, as well as links to an associated network of electronic resources.