At the end of this week we say goodbye to Delphine Demelas, who takes up a lectureship in Digital Humanities at the University Southampton.

How it all started! (and it's coming closer to home very soon!) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The AND's own transcriptions of 13 unpublished Anglo-Norman texts (including religious narratives, a legal treatise and language manuals) are now also accessible through the Oxford Text Archive. hdl.handle.net/20.500.14106...

The AND has found the Holy Grail! Or at least, after much digging, the first Anglo-Norman attestation of the term: anglo-norman.net/entry/grael_2

NEW FEATURE!: From today you can use a new tool that searches all AND entries via headwords from all of its 9 cognate dictionaries! For example, you want to know which AND entry is equivalent to the Oxford English Dictionary’s 'to discover'?

FUNDING!! We’re delighted to say that the AND project has received a new AHRC grant! For the next four years we’ll be working on the completion of the Second Edition - not just the revision of V- (our final letter!), but also an overall consolidation (and expansion!) of all entries (A-Z).

Our best of thanks to Morgane Coirault and Emma Cavell who visited the AND project during February and March! Morgane worked as an intern to the editorial work and Emma produced transcriptions of previously unpublished Anglo-Norman texts. It was a joy to work together!

📜 📣 Wach, wach! The Second Edition of the W– and X- are now accessible online!

#LoveYourDataWeek! Exploring Anglo-Norman in its multilingual context? Almost every AND entry link is now clickable, providing direct access to French, English, and Latin cognate dictionaries in a more user-friendly format. Try it out and tell us what you think!

Messages like this give us the strength to continue our daily editorial task. Many thanks Marisa for your support! #medievalsky

We all know that the Anglo-Norman Dictionary is resourceful, but are you familiar with all of the platform's search options? ⬇️🧵 #medievalsky #DH #academicsky

📜 If you're in the Oxford area in January and want to learn more about the medieval French of England, don't miss Jocelyn Wogan-Browne's talk! #medievalsky

WOTD: maligne espirit, loc. ‘evil spirit, demon’ ‘espirt maligne en son cheval Entrira par enchantement.’ S Greg 2446 (an evil spirit will take possession of his horse by sorcery) Beware of the evil spirits, and Happy Halloween! ➡️ tinyurl.com/2erfvhdm #Halloween

WOTD: planete, s. ‘planet’ ‘set planetes Sunt al firmament […] Ceo est Saturnus e Jubiter, Mars, Solail e pus Venus, Mercurius, Lune’ RAUF ANTS 295 (seven planets are up in the sky […] They are Saturn and Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, then Venus, Mercury and the Moon) #SpaceWeek 1/2

WOTD: scolemestre, s., ‘schoolmaster, teacher’ ‘.ij. scolemaisters, l'un pur enfourmer les ditz queresters en musyk et l'autre en gramer’ Rot Parl1 iv 249 (two teachers, one to teach the said choristers music and the other grammar.) ➡️ tinyurl.com/3dsb4scb #teachersday

WOTD: gain, s., ‘autumn, harvest season’ weins frois et sechs si resemble […] melancolie Psalter Comment 109.89 (autumn is cold and dry ; it is similar to […] black bile) ➡️ anglo-norman.net/ent... #autumn

WOTD: ‘levé’, pp as a., leavened: ‘pur le pantrie […] vous achatés du payn non pas chaufenous, mes de bon payne levee’ Man lang ANTS 5.12 (For the pantry […] you will not buy mouldy bread but good leavened one) ➡️ More info: www.anglo-norman.net... #sourdoughseptember

📖New publication by @delphinedemelas.bsky.social, one of our editors: 'La Chanson d'Otinel. Édition critique du remaniement anglo-normand (fin XIIe siècle), ed. Delphine Demelas (Brepols May 2024)' ➡️ www.brepols.net/products/IS-... #medieval #AngloNorman

Today, we offer you a salty saga from #medieval England. According to an #AngloNorman chronicle, in 1325: ‘En cel temps la meer surmontoit l’eawe de Thamise qe fust salee, par quei moltz des gentz se pleignoient de la cervoise qe fu salee’ Anon Chr2 122 1/3

𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: terre, ‘world, earth as a sphere or planet’ esteiles reials Que apellum 'principals', Que en latin numuns Planetes par raisuns. La terre dedenz pent. Comput ANTS 2801 #EarthDay #WOTD 1/2

🗣️ Tresjoius, tresbenigne and treslas au terce! We're very happy to say that after almost three years of work, the Second Edition of the letter T- has now been published online! 1805 new and revised entries freely available on 🔽 anglo-norman.net/entry/t #DigitalHumanities #medieval #AngloNorman

𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: mandé 'washing of feet' If you ever wondered where the phrase 'Maundy Thursday' comes from, the answer is Anglo-Norman. ➡️To learn more: anglo-norman.net/ent...

📚𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼-𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 G. De Wilde (2021) ‘Towards Completing the Second Edition of the Anglo-Norman Dictionary’. 🧵⬇️ 1/4

🔔Medievalsky, the updated versions of U- and Y- are here! The 2nd edition of these sections, published in 2014 & 2008, has been expanded with new citations, senses, locutions and additional entries. As a #digital and flexible resource, the AND continues to grow. ➡️ anglo-norman.net

Happy #InternationalPoetryDay and the official start of #Spring in the Northern Hemisphere! To celebrate, how about some 13th C. Anglo-Norman verse inspired by Spring: ⬇️ 1/3

𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: travailler, ‘to work ; take exercise’ "Ki ke veut sa santé garder Devant mangier estuit travailler" Secr ABERNUN 1881 (Whoever wants to stay in shape has to exercise before eating) 1/2

Today Medievalsky, let’s explore the Anglo-Norman Pisces horoscope: "Qant la lune est en Pisce. Piscis est une signe commune, freyde e moyste, fleumatik, de la nature de ewe. Donke est il bone oure a vendre, e achater, la mer entrer e passer... 1/5

Pur feme veil tendre mun gaunt Countre seus ki les countralient E ki vers eus nul mal en dient. Si veil devenir lur proveour. Digby 86 23 (I am always ready to defend women and challenge anyone who attack them and who speak badly of them. I want to become their accuser).

𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: trover, to fabricate, make up facts plusors unt sovent trové et conté com troveurs dont descord [...] ad esté sovent entre le rey e son pople Stats i 35 1/2

Aquarius: Tree-Planting, Solid-Building, and Leg-Injury-Avoiding Medievalsky, today, let’s explore the Anglo-Norman Aquarius horoscope: When the moon is in Aquarius. Aquarius est une signe ferme, chaude e moyste e sanguinien, de la nature de le heyr. 1/4

Medievalsky, new 4 years funded UKRI PhD studentship 'Learning Anglo-French: French Language-Learning Manuscripts in Britain' at the University of Exeter. Interdisciplinary project drawing on medieval French in Britain, book history, linguistics & digitalhumanities. 📆25/03 tinyurl.com/msdra4ak

La dameisele l’esgarda, Amur un dart li enveia, Qui forment l’anguisse e sumunt Que s’amur a Melander dunt.  (Proth ANTS 8834) (The lady looked at him, Love sent her an arrow, Which confused her deeply and affected her so much That she gave her love to Melander.)

Medievalsky, Discover the 'name' label – Brand new feature on The Anglo-Norman Dictionary website. Discover the use of Anglo-Norman words in Johannes le Chaloner, Alexander le Espicer, Robertus le Payour and others with the click of a button. 1/5

“La recherche est animée par la joie de la découverte et par les progrès. Or, la consultation du dictionnaire approprié, l’Anglo-Norman Dictionary (AND), nous gâche maint plaisir, car c’est un très bon dictionnaire. 1/4

𝙒𝙊𝙏𝘿: rund, ‘spherical, ball-shaped’. Ciel et mer et terre rounde S Laur ANTS 469 (the sky, the sea and round earth) Le mund est ront cum polete Rom 15 (Dd.10.31) 258.120 (the earth is round like a ball) 1/2

𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼-𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 D. Trotter (2013): 'Deinz certeins boundes: Where does Anglo-Norman begin and end?' This article explores the porous boundaries between Anglo-Norman and other languages in medieval England, focusing on Latin and Middle English. 1/4

Capricorn women horoscope : Headache, Loose Teeth, but Wealthy According to your Anglo-Norman horoscope: "Femme né en Capricorno [...] avera grant peyn en sa teste e en le[s] bras. En la teste ou en le frunt ele avera une signe. 1/7

Capricorn men : the medieval snacking serial killers ⬇️ Capricorn men, acording to your 14th C Anglo-Norman horoscope : ‘Homme né en Capricorno de bon colour serra. [...] Il irra par plusurs terys. 1/7

Just when we thought the revision of T- was nearly finished... academic.oup.com/nq/advance-a...

♑ Capricorn: your medieval gardening tips Capricorn, according to your Anglo-Norman horoscope : ‘Quant la lune est en Capricorno. Capricornus est une signe commune, freyde e sek, malancolien, de la nature de la tere. 1/4

𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿: renoveler, ‘to restart, begin anew’. We chose this word as representative of the accomplishments of our team in 2023. 1/4

🎄According to an Anglo-Norman prediction of the 13th Century:🧵 Medievalsky 1/7

Sagittarian Men - Great Hair, Irritating Table Manners 🧵 Medievalsky 1/9

Sagittarius women – The fashion victims with three husbands Femme né en Sagittario ele avera le cors bien formé e de ouel estature. Ele portera bele face e bele chevelure. Ele serra bien vesté. Ele avera les dens largys. Medievalsky 1/7

EndangeredLanguages.com catalogues at-risk languages globally. The list includes Jèrriais, the variety of French spoken on the island of Jersey, the home of Wace, the famous 12th century Anglo-Norman poet and author of Roman de Brut and Roman de Rou.

Sagittarius: The angry negociator Today Medievalsky, we're delving into the medieval horoscope of Sagittarius and uncovering some intriguing Anglo-Norman insights about this fire sign. 1/7

One of the earliest written attestations of French in the British Isles is not in a manuscript nor in England, but rather on a stone inscription in Wales. #medieval #AngloNorman #multilingualism 1/4

𝗔𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗼-𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝘆 David Trotter (2015) 𝘗𝘦𝘶𝘵-𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘦 𝘫𝘶𝘥𝘦́𝘰-𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘰-𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥 ? 𝘛𝘦𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘭𝘰-𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴 𝘦𝘯 𝘦́𝘤𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘩𝘦́𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘪̈𝘲𝘶𝘦 ⬇️ #medieval #AngloNorman 1/5

Scorpio men: the moody high talkers and bad neighbours 🧵♏ #medieval #horoscope #AngloNorman

A new hybrid project on (medieval) relics has started at the University of Nottingham: tinyurl.com/22kpcmkh . We (the AND) are involved and planning an Anglo-Norman angle on this! More to come!