The distribution of lexical sets in classical old english nautical lexicon (based on Ælfric’s Glossary “Nomina Nauium” / Ælfrīces ʒlēsing “Scipa Naman”)

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Doklady Bashkirskogo Universiteta. 2025. Volume 10. No. 1. pp. 8-19.

Authors

Karamyshev E. A.*
Linguistic Center “Personal”
61/1 K. Marx ave., 455023 Magnitogorsk, Chelyabinsk Region, Russia

Abstract

This article deals with a statistical distribution of lexical sets in Classical Old English nautical lexicon based on Ælfric’s Glossary. The paper presents the version of Ælfric’s Glossary dated back to the late 10th century (the A-version). The works of abbot Ælfric are considered to be specimens of Classical West Saxon dialect of the Old English language. In English British Philology this period of language history is also known as “Late Old English”. The glossary consists of 39 glosses and as well the following lexical sets: ‘’transporting by sea / a kind of water vessels”, ‘’shipbuilding”, ‘’seafaring’’, and ‘’fishing’’.

Keywords

  • gloss
  • Ælfric’s Glossary
  • Classical Old English
  • nautical lexicon
  • lemma
  • statistical distribution
  • lexical set
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