Lexicography

If you’re stumped by a word you can’t find in the dictionaries, or that seems to be used in a sense that isn’t covered in them, I can investigate this for you. I spent 3½ years as a lexicographer on the Dictionary of Medieval Latin from British Sources, and we only stopped because the funding dried up after ‘zythum’. Many words and senses have never been defined, especially in late medieval or early modern texts.

Lexicography is open-ended, so you decide how long I should spend on it. Research is £60/hour (minimum charge £25); the write-up is then free of charge.