Old High German (OHG; German: Althochdeutsch (Ahdt., Ahd.)) is the earliest stage of the German language, conventionally identified as the period from...
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Old High German literature refers to literature written in Old High German, from the earliest texts in the 8th century to the middle of the 11th century...
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The High German languages (German: hochdeutsche Mundarten, i.e. High German dialects), or simply High German (Hochdeutsch) – not to be confused with Standard...
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after a long vowel: Old English slǣpan: Old High German slāfan (English sleep, Dutch slapen: German schlafen) In Central German Middle and most Rhine...
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Old High German is an inflected language, and as such its nouns, pronouns, and adjectives must be declined in order to serve a grammatical function. A...
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and 1350, developing from Old High German and into Early New High German. High German is defined as those varieties of German which were affected by the...
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Modern German gradually developed from the Old High German which in turn developed from Proto-Germanic during the Early Middle Ages. German is the second-most...
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The discovery of an Old High German lullaby (Althochdeutsches Schlummerlied) was announced in 1859 by Georg Zappert (1806–1859) of Vienna, a private scholar...
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Low German has not undergone the High German consonant shift, as opposed to Standard High German, which is based on High German dialects. Low German evolved...
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Old German usually refers to Old High German, but it could also refer to: Altdeutsche Tracht (old German dress), a dress style popular among early 19th-century...
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