This dictionary contains the complete OHG lexis from the 8th century (and from earlier sources) and presents the first part of a planned chronological dictionary of German vocabulary. This is the first work that can claim to give a complete account of German words in Latin sources of this age and of borrowings into Latin. The words are categorised first by word families (citing sources with a chronological division into quarter-centuries and with a regional classification), then by first occurrences, and finally by NHG words with equivalents in the 8th century or earlier. This chronological dictionary is of central importance for etymology and lexical history, but also for philological and historical enquiries.

Wussten Sie, was das Blasshuhn, jenen possierlichen schwarzen Wasservogel mit dem weissen Fleck uber dem Schnabel, mit dem Berg Belchen im Schwarzwald verbindet? Oder dass der gelbe Pirol, einer der schonsten Singvogel Deutschlands, in Brandenburg und Preussen auch von Bulow hiess? Diese Fragen und viele andere Merkwurdigkeiten, Anekdoten und Bedenkenswertes zu unseren gefiederten Freunden in Wald und Flur, auf Seen und an Flussrandern, beantwortet Suolahti mit seiner kenntnisreichen Untersuchung. Amusant und prazise verweist er auf die Ursprunge der Namen und reiht uberraschende Hinweise in dichter Folge aneinander.Nach Vogelfamilien sortiert, beginnt der Band mit den Papageien und endet mit der grossen Familie der Enten. Zwei Gedichte aus der deutschen Renaissance, eines davon vom Nurnberger Meistersinger Hans Sachs, sowie ein ausfuhrliches Register schliessen den Band ab."

In this chronological dictionary, the vocabulary of Old High German is sorted by periods, regions and text-types; in addition, vernacular insertions in Latin texts are registered as far as possible. An evaluation section lists which Old High German words appear in the 9th century at all, and which occur there for the first time. This makes it possible for the vocabulary to be examined and described systematically.

For more than 100 years the KLUGE has set the standard as dictionary with regard to the origin and history of words of the German language. The first edition was published in 1883, and since that time it has been continually updated and revised. The KLUGE traces the history of the origin and changes in meaning of approximately 13,000 German words and loanwords that entered German. The etymological dictionary is not only an invaluable aid for linguists and language historians, it is also a treasure trove for anyone interested in the etymological origins of our vocabulary. From Aal to Zypresse, the KLUGE provides comprehensive information on the origin and changes in form and meaning of all common German words, thus creating a "biography" for each word. In addition to the dictionary, KLUGE provides a concise introduction into the terminology of historical vocabulary research and an extensive bibliography on German etymology. The new KLUGE represents a unique source of knowledge. Furthermore, it is a reliable guide to the origins of the language we use daily, - surprising discoveries are guaranteed! The eBookPlus offers fine grained search criteria: headword, century of first documentation, words in foreign languages, literature references and full text. Completely in new official German orthography Represents current status of linguistic and etymological research Contains numerous new entries and articles With up-to-date references to every headword