Find the meaning, origin and explanation of more than 4,600 literary terms. From ab ovo to zwanenzang (swan song) and from alwetende verteller (omniscient narrator) to zelfspot (self-deprecation). An indispensable tool for anyone who works with Dutch language and literature.

Digital dictionary of contemporary Dutch in the Netherlands and Flanders, Suriname and the Caribbean. The descriptions are supplemented with images, videos and sounds. The language period runs from 1970 to the present day. For the interested layperson to the professional linguist.

German-English glossary with approximately 90,000 professional terms and abbreviations from book studies, library and information science. You can search in English and German. Also includes a list of dictionaries used for the composition. A tool for librarians and other users.

Electronic version of French dictionaries from the 17th to the 20th century. Research the development of French lexicography. The database is part of an extensive website on French literature. For researchers of the French language.

Database with etymological (standard) works, dialectical dictionaries and thematic dictionaries for research into the origin of Dutch words. Contains over 300,000 dictionary entries. Useful for researchers and those interested in language.

Descriptive dictionary of Middle Dutch. Contains the explanation, grammatical characteristics and origin of 75,000 keywords from Dutch that was spoken in the Netherlands and Flanders from approximately 1250 to 1550. Includes retranslation and one or more citations from more than 4,000 sources. For linguists, literary scholars and medievalists.

Source with more than 22,000 biographical outlines of major Dutch figures up to 1910. Contains biographical information, such as genealogical data, art historical information and descriptions of the lives of the people. Biographical outlines have previously appeared in print. Interesting resource for humanities scholars, journalists and genealogists.

Find the meaning of English language terms from the library and information profession, and everything related to the book profession (and more). From 'abbreviation' to 'zig-zag book', from 'abridged' to 'zine' (self-published magazine). A useful resource for library and information professionals, students and library users in general.

Five digital historical dictionaries. Contains Dutch vocabulary from ca. 500 - 1976, also in relation to other languages, and Frisian vocabulary from 1800 to 1975. With citations and source references. For anyone who wants to know more about the Dutch and Frisian languages over the centuries.

Online dictionary with the surviving 13th century Middle Dutch vocabulary. Also gives access to a large number of official and literary sources. All words of the literary texts, including the names of the characters and places, are provided with meaning and commentary. Resource for linguists, historians, philologists and students of Middle Dutch literature.