Old Swedish Dictionary Builder
Build "Dictionary of Old Swedish" into easier-to-use data formats.
Available formats:
- JSON
- DSL
The data source can be used either in volumes (Vol I - III & vol IV - V) or as a combined dictionary. Also outputs additional related dictionary of Medieval Swedish law.
Usage
Main package exposes ToJson function, which generates output files in /build/ directory. Running main function generates all outputs.
Using "dictionary" package one can also use the dictionary as in-memory structures.
About "Dictionary of Old Swedish"
"Ordbok Öfver svenska medeltids-språket" dictionary was published in late 1884—1918 by K.F. Söderwall. Additional supplement to it was published in 1953—1973.
Old Swedish developed from Old East Norse, the eastern dialect of Old Norse, at the end of the Viking Age. Early Old Swedish was spoken from about 1225 until about 1375, and Late Old Swedish was spoken from about 1375 until about 1526.
The original material is licenced under Creative Commons International (CC BY 4.0), made available by University of Gothenburg. The source code for this library is under MIT licence.