Old High German

American  

noun

1. High German before 1100. OHG, O.H.G., OHG.

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Old High German British  

noun

1.  OHG.  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

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Etymology

Origin of Old High German

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

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Old High German

In Old Dutch there was "fader"; in Old Icelandic we find "faðir"; in Old High German, a precursor to modern German, it was "fater" – now "vater"; and, finally, in Old Danish, "fathær."

From Salon ● Jun. 18, 2022

Grimm suggests Eorce, connected with the Old High German ‘erchan’ = simplex.

From The Old English Herbals by Rohde, Eleanour Sinclair

Thus Kemble brought to the study of the poem not only a knowledge of the Old English poetry and prose, but acquaintance with Old Norse, Gothic, Old High German, and Old Saxon.

From The Translations of Beowulf A Critical Bibliography by Tinker, Chauncey Brewster

Various pieces of information about social life may be gleaned from the decrees of Church Councils, Old High German and Anglo-Saxon charms and poems, and Aelfric's Colloquium, extracts from which are translated in Bell's Eng.

From Medieval People by Power, Eileen Edna

The first or Old High German period is commonly regarded as extending to about the year 1100.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" by Various