Middle English

proper noun

The ancient or older language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD.

Similar
Medieval English
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. The ancient or older language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD.

    Synonyms: Medieval English

Synonyms & antonyms

proper nounThe ancient or older language of Modern English, spoken in England and parts of Scotland (where it became Lowland Scots) from about 1100 AD to 1500 AD.

Similar
Medieval English

Translations

Arabic إِنْجْلِيزِيَّة وُسْطَى
  • إِنْجْلِيزِيَّة وُسْطَىMiddle English
Catalan anglès mitjà, anglés mitjà
  • anglès mitjàMiddle English
  • anglés mitjàMiddle English
Chinese Cantonese 中古英語 /中古英语
  • 中古英語 /中古英语 (zung¹ gu² jing¹ jyu⁵)Middle English
Chinese Mandarin 中古英語 /中古英语
  • 中古英語 /中古英语 (Zhōnggǔ Yīngyǔ)Middle English
Danish middelengelsk
  • middelengelskMiddle English
Dutch Middelengels
  • MiddelengelsMiddle English
Esperanto Mezoangla Lingvo, meza angla
  • Mezoangla LingvoMiddle English
  • meza anglaMiddle English
Finnish keskienglanti
  • keskienglantiMiddle English
French moyen anglais
  • moyen anglaisMiddle English
German Mittelenglisch, mittelenglisch
  • MittelenglischMiddle English
  • mittelenglischMiddle English
Hindi मध्य अंग्रेज़ी
  • मध्य अंग्रेज़ी (madhya aṅgrezī)Middle English
Hungarian középangol
  • középangolMiddle English
Icelandic miðenska
  • miðenskaMiddle English
Irish Meán-Bhéarla
  • Meán-BhéarlaMiddle English
Italian inglese media
  • inglese mediaMiddle English
Japanese 中英語, 中期英語
  • 中英語 (chū-ēgo)Middle English
  • 中期英語 (chūki-ēgo)Middle English
Korean 중영어, 중세영어
  • 중영어 (Jung'yeong'eo)Middle English
  • 중세영어 (Jungseyeong'eo)Middle English
Norwegian Bokmål mellomengelsk
  • mellomengelskMiddle English
Polish język średnioangielski
  • język średnioangielskiMiddle English
Portuguese inglês médio
  • inglês médioMiddle English
Russian среднеангли́йский
  • среднеангли́йский (sredneanglíjskij)Middle English
Spanish inglés medio
  • inglés medioMiddle English
Swedish medelengelska
  • medelengelskaMiddle English
Turkish Orta İngilizce
  • Orta İngilizceMiddle English
Cite this entry
APA

Middle English. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20English

MLA

“Middle English.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20English. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Middle English,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Middle%20English.

Source: Middle English on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.