Research Guides: English: Dictionaries & Encyclopedias

Dictionaries

OED (Oxford English Dictionary) This link opens in a new window
The definitive English language dictionary; includes meanings, histories, and pronunciations.
Dictionary of Old English A-I This link opens in a new window
Vocabulary of the first six centuries (600 - 1150 A.D.) of the English language. It is still being compiled. Includes spelling variations, frequency counts, usage labels, and usage in context.
Middle English Compendium This link opens in a new window
Access to the definitive Middle English Dictionary, an extensive bibliography of Middle English prose and verse, and a searchable Corpus of Middle English Prose and Verse.

Gale eBooks This link opens in a new window
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This multidisciplinary resource includes a wide variety of encyclopedias and almanacs. Formerly called Gale Virtual Reference Library.
Community researchers in New Mexico can access this resource at http://go.galegroup.com/ps/start.do?p=GVRL&u=nm_p_elportal
Oxford Very Short Introductions This link opens in a new window
Offer concise introductions (ebooks) to a diverse range of subjects from Climate to Consciousness, Game Theory to Ancient Warfare, Privacy to Islamic History, Economics to Literary Theory.
1-concurrent user.
Funk & Wagnalls New Encyclopedia This link opens in a new window
Multidisciplinary encyclopedia.