Old English dictionary over MCP: headwords, inflection tables, form ID, Beowulf citations.
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claude mcp add --transport http eldertongue https://eldertongue.com/mcp
{
"mcpServers": {
"eldertongue": {
"url": "https://eldertongue.com/mcp"
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"eldertongue": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://eldertongue.com/mcp"
}
}
}
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URL: https://eldertongue.com/mcp
Tools 5 found in our last check
lookup_headwordLook 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.
inflectReturn 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_formGiven 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_englishGiven 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_occurrencesGiven 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
| Endpoint | https://eldertongue.com/mcp (Streamable HTTP) |
| First published | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.gowinder/eldertongue |
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