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Medieval Latin

Latin was used extensively in documents and chronicles throughout medieval Europe and Britain. These websites offer lessons, vocabulary lists, and introductory material to help you deal with Latin as it was used in the Middle Ages.
Ancient/Classical History: Latin
An extensive multilevel index of resources for learning and enjoying the Latin language, presented by About Guide to Ancient/Classical History, N.S. Gill.
The Hard Little Words
This handy list of prepositions, adverbs, and conjunctions by Martin Irvine at Georgetown University also includes some definitions of medieval usage.
Latin and the Vernacular Languages
Lucid introduction to the evolution of Latin through early medieval Europe includes links to several sample Latin texts and word studies. Helpful page from the First Europe Tutorial at Calgary University.
Latin Grammar Aid and Word List
Wonderful online resource by Kevin Cawley at the University of Notre Dame lets you look up Latin words and provides a grammar aid and a word list specially designed to help you learn medieval Latin.
Latin Word List
Lynn H. Nelson of the University of Kansas has provided this list of ~8000 Latin words and their English translations at the ORB.Hint: use your browser's Find feature to reach a Latin or English word quickly.
Words by William Whitaker
This dictionary translates Latin words to English and contains about 39000 entries; just type in the Latin word and press Enter/Return. Whitaker also includes a downloadable PC program for translating English into Latin.

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