Old High German
High German before 1100. Abbreviations: OHG, O.H.G., OHG.
Origin of Old High German
1Words Nearby Old High German
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How to use Old High German in a sentence
The origin of this is the Old High German scirman, to fight behind a shield, scirm.
The -r first appears in the Old High German; wisu, was, wrums, wsaner.
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British Dictionary definitions for Old High German
a group of West Germanic dialects that eventually developed into modern German; High German up to about 1200: spoken in the Middle Ages on the upper Rhine, in Bavaria, Alsace, and elsewhere, including Alemannic, Bavarian, Langobardic, and Upper Franconian: Abbreviation: OHG
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