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Dictionaries

The first three dictionaries, listed in chronological order, are searchable from Google Books. In all of these dictionaries, be prepared to search using a few alternate spellings of a word.

 

1675: A Copious English and Netherdutch Dictionary by H. Hexham and D. Manly: In this dictionary you will find many words spelled using older orthography, such as ae, ck and y https://books.google.com/books?id=835FAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

1708: Groot Woordenboek Der Nederduytsche en Engelsche Taalen by W. Sewel Most entries in this dictionary use a more modern orthography. I have this found this dictionary to be the most comprehensive. https://books.google.com/books?id=vXdpAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

1766: A Compleat Dictionary English and Dutch, by W. Sewel and E. Buys

https://books.google.com/books?id=SJFZAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

 

 

Online Dictionary:

De Geïntigreerde Taal-Bank (Historische Woordenboeken op Internet) by Het Instituut voor de Nederlandse Taal

http://gtb.inl.nl

 

For 17th century Dutch, try checking:

WNT: Woordenboek der Nederlandsche Taal, 1500-1976

MNW: Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, 1250-1550

VMNW: Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 1200-1300

 

 

VOC Glossarium (pdf), Instituut voor Nederlandse Geschiedenis, 2000

Terms collected from Dutch East India Company publications http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/pdf/vocglossarium/VOCGlossarium.pdf