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How to cite the DOEPN following the MLA guidelines?

Dictionary of Old English Plant Names. Eds. Peter Bierbaumer and Hans Sauer with Helmut W. Klug and Ulrike Krischke. 2007-2009. <http://oldenglish-plantnames.org>

How to cite entries in the DOEPN following the MLA guidelines?

Dictionary of Old English Plant Names. Eds. Peter Bierbaumer and Hans Sauer with Helmut W. Klug and Ulrike Krischke. 2007-2009. <http://oldenglish-plantnames.org>, s.v. ‘beowyrt’.

How to cite Entries in the DOEPN using BibTeX?
@book {
  doepn_beo,
  editor = {Peter Bierbaumer and Hans Sauer with Helmut W. Klug and Ulrike Krischke},
  year = {2009},
  month = {6},
  title = {Dictionary of Old English Plant Names – beowyrt},
  note = { s.v. beowyrt}
}

How to deal with Old English special characters

If you need to input Old English special characters in any searchfield on this website just type in the corresponding Modern English characters. Please, consult the following list for further reference:
List of substitutes for Old English special characters:

  • ā → a
  • ē → e
  • ī → i
  • ō → o
  • ū → u
  • y̅ → y
  • æ, ǣ → ae
  • þ → th