Notes on Structure

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Entry Structure

See entry_patterns.py (especially the top-level regexes at the end) for an in progress "grammar" of the entry structure.

Example 1

#Abandoune#, _v._ to abandon, resign, X 50. [OFr. _abandouner_.]

Notice this consists of:

• headword
• part of speech
• gloss
• citation
• etymology

TEI

<entry>
  <form>
    <orth>Abandoune</orth>
  </form>
  <gramGrp>
    <pos>v</pos>
  </gramGrp>
  <def>to abandon, resign</def>
  <bibl>X 50</bibl>
  <etym>
    <lang>OFr</lang>
    <mentioned>abandouner</mentioned>
  </etym>
</entry>

Example 2

#Fo#. _See_ Foo.

TEI

<entry>
  <form>
    <orth>Fo</orth>
  </form>
  <xr>See <ref>Foo</ref></xr>
</entry>

Example 3

#Bryght(e)#, #Briȝt#, #Bryȝt#, #Briht# (XII), #Bryht# (XV), &c.,
_adj._ and _adv._ bright, II 152, 269, 455, IV _a_ 72, _b_ 6, V 158, XII
_b_ 130, XV _b_ 26, XVII 9, &c. [OE. _berht_, _byrht_.]

TEI

<entry>
  <form>
    <orth>Bryght(e)</orth> <!-- do anything special with (e) ? -->
    <orth>Briȝt</orth>
    <orth>Bryȝt</orth>
    <orth>Briht</orth> <!-- (XII) -->
    <orth>Bryht</orth> <!-- (XV) -->
    <!-- &c. -->
  </form>
  <gramGrp>
    <pos>adj</pos>
    <pos>adv</pos>
  </gramGrp>
  <def>bright</def>
  <bibl>
    <!-- still to break out -->
    II 152, 269, 455, IV a 72, b 6, V 158, XII b 130, XV b 26, XVII 9, &amp;c.
  </bibl>
  <etym>
    <lang>OE</lang>
    <mentioned>berht</mentioned>
    <mentioned>byrht</mentioned>
  </etym>
</entry>