Welcome to our Language & Philology Guide, where you will find tools to help you locate resources to help you learn and study foreign and ancient languages, whether for fun or to further your research in classical or foreign literature. This guide includes Latin, Old and Middle English, Celtic Languages, Old Norse, and Gothic Language. There are also sections on philology research in general and invented languages. Please note that the lists on these pages are not exhaustive lists on their topics. If you know of another good resource – or would like to see a page on another topic not currently included in this guide – let us know! Likewise, we would appreciate it if you would notify us of any dead links that you come across on these pages. Thank you!
Philology
Reference Sites
- Anglo Norman Dictionary
- Bosworth-Toller Anglo Saxon Dictionary
- Dictionary of Old English
- Dr. Gerhard Köbler’s Dictionaries
- Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (Dictionary of Welsh Language)
- Global Lexicostatistical Database
- Historical Thesaurus of English
- Intergaelic
- International Phonetic Alphabet (Interactive Chart)
- Linguee
- National Terminology Database for Irish
- Numen: Latin Lexicon
- Omniglot: the Online Encyclopedia of Writing Systems & Languages
- Online Etymology Dictionary
- Oxford Research Encyclopedias — Linguistics
General Linguistics/Philology Sites
- 2Dictionary Society of North America
- The English Project
- The History of English Podcast
- Libertation Philology
- Linguistics Research Center
- Linguistics Society of America
- Oxford Podcasts on Linguistics
Philology & Linguistics Journals
- American Speech
- Anthropological Linguistics∗
- Journal of English and Germanic Philology
- Language
- Linguistic Inquiry∗ (few articles open access)
- Modern Philology
- Pacific Coast Philology
- Semantics and Pragmatics∗
- Studies in Philology
- Translation and Literature
English (Old, Middle)
Reference Sites
- Anglo-Saxon Plant Name Survey
- Bosworth-Toller Anglo Saxon Dictionary
- Dictionary of Old English
- Köbler’s Old English Dictionary
- Middle English Dictionary
- Thesaurus of Old English (online edition)
Old English Sites
- Anglo-Saxon Aloud
- Anglo-Saxon Homepage
- Anglo-Saxon Narrative Poetry Project
- Anglo-Saxon Podcasts from U of Oxford
- Anglo-Saxonists from the 16th-20th centuries
- Electronic Sawyer (Anglo-Saxon Charters)
- International Society of Anglo-Saxonists
- Old English @ U of Calgary
- Old English Online
- Prosopography of Anglo-Saxon England
- Runic Literacy in the Germanic Languages Project
- Teachers of Old English in Britain and Ireland
- University of Oxford Podcast “Medieval English”
Middle English Sites
- Luminarium Anthology of Middle English Literature
- Middle English Compendium
- Middle English Teaching Resources Online
- Middle English Text Series @ Uni of Rochester
For Resources on Old English & Middle English Literature, please see our Medieval Literature guide
Latin
Reference Sites
Latin Studies Sites
- Bibliotheca Latina
- Bryn Mawr Classical Review∗
- Classical Language Instruction Project @ Princeton
- Forum Romanum
- Latin Library
- Society for Classical Studies
- Society of the Oral Reading of Greek & Latin Literature
Celtic Languages
Reference Sites
- English-Irish & Irish English Dictionary and Language Library
- Gaelic (Learners)
- Geiriadur (Welsh-English & English-Welsh Dictionary)
- Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru (Dictionary of Welsh Language)
- Gwybodiadur: a Welsh Informationary
- Irish Language and Alphabet
- Irish (Learners)
- Irish People’s Irish Lessons
- Learning Medieval Welsh
- National Terminology Database for Irish
- Old Irish Online
- Old Irish Spelling and Pronunciation
- Tearma.ie
- Welsh Language and Alphabet
- Welsh (Learners)
Celtic Studies Sites
- American Society for Irish Medieval Studies
- Celtic Literature Collective
- Center for Irish Programs @ Boston College
- Cymdeithas Madog: Welsh Studies Institute in North America
- Daltaí na Gaeilge
- The Four Branches of the Mabinogi
- Index to Welsh Poetry in Manuscript
- Keough-Naughton Institute for Irish Studies @ Uni of Notre Dame
- National Folklore Collection at University College Dublin
- School of Celtic Studies @ Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
- Simon James Ancient Celts Page
- Vortigern Studies
- Welsh Language Society
- Welsh Literature
Gothic Language
Reference Sites
Gothic Studies Sites
Old Norse
Reference Sites
- Cleasby-Vigfusson Icelandic-English Dictionary
- Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic (Zoega)
- Dictionary of Old Norse Prose
- English Dictionary of Runic Inscriptions
- Germanic Lexicon Project
- Handrit.is
- Heimskringla
- Inflectional Description of Modern Icelandic
- Icelandic Online
- Köbler’s Old Norse Dictionary
- Lexicon Poeticum
- Old Norse for Beginners
- Old Norse Online
- Old Norse Verb Paradigms
- Viking Language (Old Norse)
- Vikings of Bjornstad’s Old Norse Dictionary
- Zoega’s Old Icelandic Dictionary
Viking Studies Sites
- Aldasaga
- Árni Magnússon Institute for Icelandic Studies
- Center for the Study of the Viking Age
- @ U of Copenhagen
- Dr. Jackson Crawford
- Jorvik Viking Center
- Museum Portal (Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg)
- Museum of Cultural History (including Viking Ship Museum)
- MUSIT
- Saga Thing
- Society for the Advancement of Scandinavian Study
- Tattúínárdǿla Saga
- Viking Age History
- Viking Studies Web Publications
- The Vikings of Bjornstad
- Vikings of North America
- Vikings Online
Invented Languages
Invented Language Sites
- Arika Okrent’s In the Land of Invented Languages
- How to Invent a Tolkien-Style Language
- The Klingon Language Institute
- The Language Creation Society