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grassmann-revision

Created: 14-06-2026 · Last updated: 05-09-2026

slug: grassmann-revision title: "Grassmann dictionary: major markup revision" authors: [] tags: [dictionaries, markup]​

The CDSL digitization of Grassmann's Wörterbuch zum Rig-Veda (GRA) received a major revision, deepening its structured markup.

Highlights:

  • Abbreviations identified and tagged — <ab> for most abbreviations, <lang> repurposed to mark related-word languages, and <ls> for references to articles and literary sources beyond the Ṛg-Veda.
  • Ṛg-Veda link references (e.g. {123,4. 15}) inferred throughout.
  • Corrections, deletions, and additions from Grassmann's Verbesserungen und Nachträge integrated, introducing a new <chg> markup element that may carry over to other dictionaries.

The revision was led by @Andhrabharati, with the Verbesserungen und Nachträge digitization contributed by @maltenth and abbreviation interpretation help from @fxru.

Sources: GRA#32 · csl-newsletter, July 2023.

Dr. Mārcis Gasūns