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Eldertongue

io.github.gowinder/eldertongue · v1.0.0

Old English dictionary over MCP: headwords, inflection tables, form ID, Beowulf citations.

Connect Remote server

Terminal
claude mcp add --transport http eldertongue https://eldertongue.com/mcp
~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "eldertongue": {
      "url": "https://eldertongue.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "servers": {
    "eldertongue": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://eldertongue.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}
Claude Desktop
Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://eldertongue.com/mcp

Tools 5 found in our last check

  • lookup_headword

    Look up an Old English headword (macrons optional) in the eldertongue dictionary. Returns senses, IPA, syllables, part of speech, gender, noun declension / verb class, etymology, and the eldertongue.com page URL.

  • inflect

    Return the full declension (nouns/adjectives) or conjugation (verbs) table for an Old English headword. Every word form carries an anchor URL into the eldertongue.com entry page.

  • identify_form

    Given any inflected form (e.g. cyninges, band, gōdra), return the headwords it could belong to and the grammatical reading (case, number, gender, person, tense, mood…) of each.

  • english_to_old_english

    Given a modern English word (e.g. king, ship, write), list Old English headwords whose definitions mention it, with a score, part of speech, gloss, and the eldertongue.com page URL for each.

  • beowulf_occurrences

    Given an Old English headword, return every line of Bēowulf that carries it: the line numbers, the line text, the spellings used, and a link to the poem line on eldertongue.com.

Details

Endpointhttps://eldertongue.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP)
First published5 Nov 2026
Last updated5 Nov 2026
Registry nameio.github.gowinder/eldertongue

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