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proper nounthe German Ocean
- ScotlanddialectalobsoleteNorth Sea
If we take the oldest specimens of Flemish and Frisian, and compare them with the English of King Alfred and the Norse that was spoken by the settlers of Iceland, we realize how very close was the kinship a thousand years ago among the people on all coasts of the German Ocean.
1902, John Fiske, The writings of John Fiske
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German Ocean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20Ocean
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“German Ocean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20Ocean. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “German Ocean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/German%20Ocean.
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