Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch by August Lübben

Description

Mittelniederdeutsches Handwörterbuch by August Lübben is a scholarly dictionary written in the late 19th century. This reference work provides an extensive lexicon of the Middle Low German language, facilitating the study and understanding of this historical linguistic variant. It serves as a valuable resource for scholars, linguists, and enthusiasts interested in the vocabulary and usage of Middle Low German. The opening section of the work contains preliminary materials, including acknowledgments and explanations regarding the dictionary’s compilation. The foreword highlights the necessity of creating a more accessible version of the extensive Mittelniederdeutsches Wörterbuch that was out of print—a demand that stemmed from the linguistic community represented by the Verein für Niederdeutsche Sprachforschung. It describes how, after Lübben’s death, Christoph Walther undertook the task of completing and editing the work, ensuring that it accurately reflected the developments and usage of the Middle Low German vocabulary, while also indicating differences from the more comprehensive original publication. (This is an automatically generated summary.)