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

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

The r first appears in the Old High German, wisu, was, w�rum�s, w�saner.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

The older language, however, shows that they are compounds; since -ly is nothing else than -lic, Anglo-Saxon; -lih, Old High German; -leiks, Mœso-Gothic; = like, or similis, and equally with it an independent separate word.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

In Old High German the form is lih, in Anglo-Saxon lic.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)

The genitive, ending in -es, occurs only in Old High German and Modern High German, pl�sannes, weinnenes.

From A Handbook of the English Language by Latham, R. G. (Robert Gordon)