1.
AlltheWeb
AlltheWeb is is the public search engine and technology showcase for Fast
Search & Transfer, ASA (FAST). Use Alltheweb to access some of the latest
search technologies available on the Internet today. AlltheWeb indexes over
2.1 billion web pages and supports 49 languages, making it one of the
largest search engines available.
2. Google
Google is the gold standard of search engines. Try out some of the special features, including the image searcher.
3. Open Directory
One of the great strengths of this engine is the "this category in other languages" link. With one click the user can transform the search into Spanish, French, German, Portuguese, etc. This is a great site for students of foreign languages.
4. Teoma
Teoma is a relatively new search engine that is quickly becoming a runner-up to Google for favorite search engine. The search results are provided in a simple layout, and are always relevant.
5. Vivisimo
Vivisimo is a "clustering engine" which retrieves and automatically organizes information into subcategories. In the advanced mode, the user can select exactly which search engines to include, what language to retrieve, and whether to save or e-mail results.