| Author | Attributed toGeoffrey the Grammarian |
|---|---|
| Language | Latin,Middle English |
| Subject | Bilingual dictionary |
| Publication place | England |
ThePromptorium parvulorum (Latin: "Storehouse for children") is an English-Latinbilingual dictionary completed around 1440. It was the first English-to-Latin dictionary.[1] It occupies about 300 printed book pages.[2]
The authorship is attributed toGeoffrey the Grammarian, a friar who lived inLynn, Norfolk, England.[3] After theinvention of the printing press, thePromptorium was repeatedly published in the early 16th century by the printerWynkyn de Worde.[3] In the 19th century, theCamden Society republished it under the extended titlePromptorium parvulorum sive clericorum (“Storehouse for children or clerics”).[1]
For language historians it is a major reference work for the vocabulary of late medieval English. It is also a frequently cited source in theMiddle English Dictionary, the primary dictionary of late medieval English, published by theUniversity of Michigan.
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