It is meant to give people normally not involved in technical matters a basic understanding of database theory. This sums up the technical groundwork of the backend of our web application. We also want to give a thorough report on the design process that spawned the sql-database which is the solid foundation of the dictionary: there will be an excursus into database and web design theory, a detailed description of the database in relation to its contents, and on techniques for data input and retrieval. The three volumes of Der botanische Wortschatz des Altenglischen had to be digitalised: this paper provides a glimpse at how it was done and which problems were encountered. Our intentions are to update it not only with regard to scientific research but also in technical aspects. The fwf-funded project ‘Dictionary of Old English Plant Names‘ is based on the work on this subject carried out by Peter Bierbaumer in the late 1970′s.
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