Abbreviations for Languages

Margaret Clunies Ross

Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages

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Vol. VII. Poetry on Christian Subjects 4. Abbreviations 2. Abbreviations for Languages

2. Abbreviations for Languages

Margaret Clunies Ross 2007, ‘Abbreviations for Languages’ in Margaret Clunies Ross (ed.), Poetry on Christian Subjects. Skaldic Poetry of the Scandinavian Middle Ages 7. Turnhout: Brepols [check printed volume for citation].

Goth.	Gothic
Gk	Greek
Lat.	Latin
ME	Middle English
MIcel.	Modern Icelandic
MHG	Middle High German
MLat.	Medieval Latin
MLG	Middle Low German
MNorw	Modern Norwegian
ON	Old Norse (used where differentiation between individual early Nordic [norræn] languages is not necessary or possible)
OEN	Old East Norse
OWN	Old West Norse
(O)Dan.	(Old) Danish
(O)Icel.	(Old) Icelandic
(O)Norw.	(Old) Norwegian
(O)Swed.	(Old) Swedish
OE	Old English
OHG	Old High German
OS	Old Saxon
OFris.	Old Frisian
OFr.	Old French
OIr.	Old Irish

References

1. Grammatical and Linguistic Abbreviations

3. Sigla for Manuscript Collections

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