High German
the group of West Germanic languages that in a.d. c400–c500 underwent the second consonant shift described by Grimm's law. Abbreviations: HG, H.G.
Compare Meanings
Click for a side-by-side comparison of meanings. Use the word comparison feature to learn the differences between similar and commonly confused words.
Origin of High German
1Words Nearby High German
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use High German in a sentence
We have never borrowed directly from High-German, because we have never needed to borrow.
A Brief History of the English Language and Literature, Vol. 2 (of 2) | John Miller Dow MeiklejohnThose were more or less the first sentences which I was given to read in our dear High-German language.
The Forest Farm | Peter RoseggerThe origin of this is the Old High German scirman, to fight behind a shield, scirm.
Freidank, the composer of a Middle High German didactic poem, which belongs to the first half of the thirteenth century.
Studies in Medival Life and Literature | Edward Tompkins McLaughlinThe -r first appears in the Old High German; wisu, was, wrums, wsaner.
The English Language | Robert Gordon Latham
British Dictionary definitions for High German
the standard German language, historically developed from the form of West Germanic spoken in S Germany: Abbreviation: HG See also German (def. 1), Low German
any of the German dialects of S Germany, Austria, or Switzerland
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Browse