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 # Bilingual TEI XML of the V.I. Abaev Historical-Etymological Dictionary of Ossetic (HEDO)
 
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 This repository contains the text of the HEDO in TEI XML markup.
 
 The Russian version is derived from the print publication, which is in public domain and can be consulted e.g. [here](https://ironau.ru/iesoja.html).