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Old Dutch

American  

noun

  1. the Dutch language before c1100. OD, OD., O.D.


Old Dutch British  

noun

  1.  OD.  the Dutch language up to about 1100, derived from the Low Franconian dialect of Old Low German See also Franconian

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They were a very old Dutch family: the portraits on the walls could have been a textbook of Holland’s history.

From Literature

There was an old Dutch expression: you can tell a man by the way he meets your eyes.

From Literature

There is an album of Christmas songs, once invariably bestsellers for singers of all ranges, as well as a set of old Dutch folk songs.

From The Wall Street Journal

Last month Virgil van Dijk made a secret visit to his old Dutch club Willem II to bring back a youth football tournament.

From BBC

“It’s gone all the way back to old Dutch days.”

From Literature