Orðbók Knex

Old Norse dictionary for Node.js. SQL implementation with Knex.js.

Uses Orðbók for dictionary data.

Install

yarn add ordbok-knex

You also need to install the database driver you're going to use with Knex.

npm install pg
npm install sqlite3
npm install mysql
npm install mysql2

Usage

Orðbók-knex offers two methods: one for setting up new database, and one for getting Knex instance tied to them. Under the hood Orðbók is used to scrape the dictionary with Puppeteer.

Setting up the database

const { createDB } = require('ordbok-knex')

// Your Knew config. DO NOT define migrations folder.
const knexConf = {
  client: 'sqlite3',
  useNullAsDefault: true,
  connection: {
    filename: './local.db',
  },
  pool: {
    afterCreate: (conn, cb) => {
      conn.run('PRAGMA foreign_keys = ON', cb);
    },
  },
}

// Run only once to create & populate the database.
try {
    const res = await createDB(knexConf)
  } catch (err) {
    console.log(err)
  }

Queries

const { getKnex } = require('ordbok-knex')

/**
 * Setup Knex.
 * You can also do this step withour Orðbók.
 */
const knexConf = { // Your config }
const knex = await getKnex(knexConf)

// Any valid Knex query. 
const result = await knex('norse')
    .where({ startsWith: 'ó' })

const result2 = await knex('english')
    .where({ startsWith: 's' })

console.log(result)
console.log(result2)

knex.destroy()

Sources

Scraped from word list compiled by Vikings of Bjornstad. The sources for the compiled list come from:

• A. Richard Diebold Center for Indo-European Language and Culture, Linguistics Research Center, The University of Texas at Austin, Old Norse Online Base Form Dictionary, Jonathan Slocum and Todd B. Krause, http://www.utexas.edu/cola/depts/lrc/eieol/norol-BF.html
• E.V. Gordon, An Introduction to Old Norse, Oxford University Press; 2 edition (July 23, 1981), ISBN 9780198111849
• Jesse L. Byock, Viking Language 1, Jules William Press, © 2013, ISBN 9781480216440
• Ross G. Arthur, English-Old Norse Dictionary, www.yorku.ca/inpar/language/English-Old_Norse.pdf
• Jackson Crawford, YouTube Old Norse lecture series, Instructor of Nordic Studies and Nordic Program Coordinator, University of Colorado, Boulder
• Regia Anglorum: Mik Lawson: miklawson@yahoo.co.uk, http://www.mun.ca/mst/heroicage/issues/8/sayers.html
• The Society for Creative Anachronism: http://www.housebarra.com/EP/ep04/12norsecurse.html
• https://www.vikingeskibsmuseet.dk/en/professions/education/knowledge-of-sailing/the-ships-crew/crewmembers-in-the-viking-age/barber-surgeon