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