https://github.com/stscoundrel/cleasby-vigfusson-next

The Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse Dictionary for Next.js
https://github.com/stscoundrel/cleasby-vigfusson-next

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The Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse Dictionary for Next.js

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/stscoundrel/cleasby-vigfusson-next
• Owner: stscoundrel
• License: mit
• Created: 2020-10-31T08:46:25.000Z (about 4 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-09-07T06:59:44.000Z (4 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-09-07T07:58:01.157Z (4 months ago)
• Topics: cleasby-vigfusson, dictionary, javascript, medieval-languages, medieval-studies, nextjs, old-icelandic, old-norse
• Language: TypeScript
• Homepage: https://cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app/
• Size: 11.8 MB
• Stars: 8
• Watchers: 2
• Forks: 0
• Open Issues: 0
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  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE

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# Cleasby Vigfusson dictionary (Next.js)

The Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse Dictionary for Next.js.

See live site [here](https://cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary.vercel.app/)

Related projects:

- [Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary](https://github.com/stscoundrel/cleasby-vigfusson-dictionary).

- [Cleasby & Vigfusson Abbreviations](https://github.com/stscoundrel/cleasby-vigfusson-abbreviations).

## Features

- Online version of classic Old Norse dictionary

- Over 35 000 statically generated pages

- Search words & definitions

- Automatic similar entries / homoonyms mapping.

- Crosslinks to dictionaries of related languages.

- Abbreviated dictionary content mapped to their full meanings.

- High test coverage.

- Optimized for fast load times.

- SEO, Accessibility and Schema optimized, high lighthouse scores.

## Motivation

There are various versions of different Old Norse dictionaries online. Many of these are either incomplete, or their usability has grown old. Most of them are either missing a search feature, or they may be a bit hefty to load in mobile.

I'm often reading Old Norse text outside in the park, but browsing back and forth to physical paper dictionary is something I've always found a bit slow. The original idea was to reduce the back-and-forth jumping by having dictionary open on my phone. Did not find any particular dictionary I was satisfied with, so I started working on this one.

### About Cleasby & Vigfusson Dictionary

"Icelandic-English" dictionary was started by Richard Cleasby and finished by Gudbrand Vigfusson. It was published in 1874, which leads to there being many public domain versions of the book available.