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= Old Frisian =

== Dictionaries ==
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! Resource
! Description
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://www.allezhop.de/frysk/wb.htm Frisian Dictionaries]
| Various text files, with various modern languages as well.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://tdb.fryske-akademy.eu/tdb/index-en.html Frisian Lemma List]
| Click "search" on the left side to start; enter a word, and then click "Betsjutting" at the bottom for the meaning (in Dutch), or "Kwic" for a list of places that the word appears.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://archive.org/stream/phonologygrammar00sipmuoft#page/134/mode/2up Glossary of Frisian-English]
| A part of an older book in PDF form.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://wikitravel.org/en/West_Frisian_phrasebook West Frisian Phrasebook]
| For traveling back in time, and for going to places where they speak Frisian today.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Appendix:West_Frisian_Swadesh_list West Frisian Wordlist]
| About 200 words.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/https://archive.org/details/wrterbuchderos01dooruoft Frisian Wörterbuch]
| An older dictionary, written in German.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://books.google.com/books?id=THFsAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Ostfriesisches Wörterbuch]
| Also very old, and also in German.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://books.google.com/books?id=50QSAAAAIAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false An attempt at a Frisian-Dutch dictionary]
| Just an attempt, mind you! You'll need to know Dutch.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://books.google.com/books?id=4hIGAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Glossarium der friesischen Sprache]
| Also written in German, a freely available PDF.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016102432/http://books.google.com/books?id=qhMGAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Altfriesischen Wörterbuch]
| Might be even older, but still written in German.
|-
|}

== Grammars ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Resource
! Description
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| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://cryptm.org/~nort/linguistics/West%20Frisian.pdf West Frisian Grammar]
| An older book, but covers many different topics.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/https://archive.org/details/phonologygrammar00sipmuoft Phonology and Grammar of West Frisian]
| Another link to the same book above--probably the best bet for English speakers.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://www.allezhop.de/frysk/ Grammar course in Frisian]
| Various lessons and vocabulary--probably shouldn't be your first ancient language, though. Choose the language you want from the middle section.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://www.taalportaal.org/taalportaal/topic/ Taalportal Frisian Linguistics]
| This site appears to be under active development--grammar topics on the left side.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://www.allezhop.de/frysk/grammeng.htm Frisian grammar notes]
| To accompany the lessons above; availalbe in other languages as well.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://omniglot.com/writing/westfrisian.htm West Frisian Phonology]
| A useful set of tables and instructions.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Frisian_grammar West Frisian Grammar on Wikipedia]
| A helpful introduction.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://books.google.com/books?id=At0FAAAAQAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Grammar of North Frisian]
| Written in German as well.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://books.google.com/books?id=7HnnMgL1p0sC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Frisische Sprachlehre]
| Lessons in German, from a very old book.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://www.ling.upenn.edu/~kurisuto/germanic/of_heuser_about.html Altfriesisches Lesebuch mit Grammatik und Glossar]
| In German, unfortunately.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20231016103134/http://www.languagesandnumbers.com/how-to-count-in-west-frisian/en/fry/ West Frisian Number Rules]
| For counting in Frisian!
|-
|}

== Charts & Aids ==
''(Nothing here)''

== Texts ==
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Resource
! Description
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://tdb.fryske-akademy.eu/tdb/index-en.html Integrated Frisian Language Database]
| Click "search" on the left side, then enter a word and click "Kwic" at the bottom of the pop-up. You'll then see a list of places where that word occurs.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://tdb.fryske-akademy.eu/tdb/index-unia-en.html Codex Unia]
| Viewable in various parts.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://titus.uni-frankfurt.de/texte/etcs/germ/afries/afrcorp/afrco.htm Titus Frisian Corpus]
| Select the text you want in the bottom right-hand window.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://www.heardutchhere.net/Frisian.html Written Frisian examples]
| The Lord's prayer, and a few other things, with audio.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/https://archive.org/details/altfriesischesle00heusuoft Altfriesisches Lesebuch]
| That means it's a Frisian reader!
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://books.google.fr/books?id=r2Q_AAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover&hl=fr#v=onepage&q&f=false Thet Freske Riim]
| A very old Frisian poem
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://books.google.fr/books?id=519SAAAAcAAJ&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false Frisian Texts]
| Not for the beginner, this one.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://images.tresoar.nl/wumkes/pdf/Bibel_Wumkes_1943_watermerk.pdf Bible in Frisian]
| In a nice (modern) PDF file.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/https://archive.org/details/hetevangelievan00halbgoog Gospel of Matthew in Frisian]
| From a book in PDF form.
|-
| [https://web.archive.org/web/20230401170944/http://indigenoustweets.com/fy/ Twitter accounts in Frisian]
| Useful for picking up the vernacular, I guess?
|-
|}

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