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Old High German

noun

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


Old High German

noun

  1. 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 OHG
“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


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Word History and Origins

Origin of Old High German1

First recorded in 1885–90
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Example Sentences

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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