Épinal-Erfurt glossary


The Épinal-Erfurt glossary is a glossary of terms. It consists of two manuscripts, and contains terms in Old English. It has been described as "The earliest body of written English", and is thought to have been compiled at Malmesbury for Aldhelm.

Manuscripts

Two main manuscripts of the Glossary exist today:
However, parts of the glossary are also found in other manuscripts, most importantly the Second Corpus Glossary, which contains amidst other glosses a complete text of the Épinal-Erfurt Glossary, descended independently from a common exemplar.

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