This is a selective list of French language dictionaries held on open access in the Humanities Reading Room. Brief details of each dictionary are given. The shelfmark of each item is given at the end of every citation; open access shelfmarks precede shelfmarks for any closed access copies. Editions in closed access may vary from those on the open shelves. Electronic resources can be accessed in the Electronic Resources Rooms in both Humanities - Floor 1 and 2.
French | |
| Collins/Robert Comprehensive French-English English-French dictionary. | HLR443 YK.1995.b.8874 |
| Collins/Robert French-English English-French dictionary. | HLR443 HUR443 Lex.210 |
| Cotgrave, R. A dictionarie of the French and English tongues. | HLR443 Lex.94 1653/367 1652/301 |
| Dubois, J. Dictionnaire du francais contemporain. | HLR443 Lex.207 Lex.253 |
| Harrap's new standard French and English dictionary | HLR443 HUR443 Lex.211 |
| Hatzfeld, A. and Darmesteter, A. Dictionnaire general de la langue francaise. | HLR443 12955.f.6 |
| Herail, R.J. and Lovatt, E.A. Dictionary of modern colloquial French. | HLR443 Lex.204 |
| Ibms, P. Tresor de la langue francaise. Dictionnaire de la langue du XIX et du XX siecle. | HLR443 |
| Littre, M.P.E. Dictionnaire de la langue francaise. | HLR443 12952.h.9 |
| Oxford-Hachette French dictionary. | HUR443 YK.1997.b.3330 |
| Rheims, M. Dictionnaire des mots sauvages. | HLR443 Lex.93 |
| Robert, P. Dictionnaire alphabetique et analogique de la langue francaise. | HLR443 Lex.103 X.950/8422 |
| Robert, P. Le Grand Robert de la langue francaise. | HLR443 |
| Robert, P. Le Petit Robert. | HLR443 YA.1993.b.3085 |
French etymology | |
| Bloch, O. and Wartburg, W.von Dictionnaire etymologique de la langue francaise. | HLR442.03 X981/407 |
| Dubois, J, Mitterand, H. and Dauzat, A. Dictionnaire etymologique | HLR442.03 |
| Gamillscheg, E. Etymologisches Wörterbuch der französischen Sprache. | HLR442.03 X981/11354 |
| Wartburg, W.von Französisches etymologisches Wörterbuch | HLR442.03 |
French - Old French | |
| Anglo-Norman Dictionary | |
| Godefroy, F. Dictionnaire de l'ancienne langue francaise du IXe au XVe siecle. | HLR447.01 Lex.99 |
| Hindley, A., Langley, F.W. and Levy, B.J. Old French-English dictionary. | HLR447.01 YC.2000.a.12568 |
| Stone, L.W. and Wrothwell, W. Anglo-Norman Dictionary. | HLR447.01 X.0525/70(8) YK.1993.b.10683 |
| Tobler, A. Tobler-Lommatzsch altfranzösisches Wörterbuch. | HLR447.01 |
French - Middle French | |
| Huguet, E. Dictionnaire de la langue francaise au 16e siecle. | HLR447.02 |
French slang | |
| Cellard, J. and Rey, A. Dictionnaire du francais non conventionnel. | HLR447.09 Lex.205 |
| Esnault, G. Dictionnaire historique des argots francais. | HLR447.09 Lex.92 |
| Harrap's slang dictionary. | HLR447.09 X.958/24851 |
Canadian French | |
| Belisle, L.A. Dictionnaire general de la langue francaise au Canada. | HLR447.971 Lex.102 |
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