diff --git a/xq/site/components/search.xqm b/xq/site/components/search.xqm
index 3561302..4113210 100644
--- a/xq/site/components/search.xqm
+++ b/xq/site/components/search.xqm
@@ -104,6 +104,7 @@ declare function search:content($lang as xs:string,
                              declare namespace abv = "http://ossetic-studies.org/ns/abaevdict";
                              .[{$query}]`, {'': $entries}))
               for $hit in $hits
+              order by abv-m:sortKey($hit/tei:form[1]/tei:orth[1]/text())
               return
               <tr>
                 <td>